Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 224 · 40 questions

The grammar rule (Special name, capital letter): A common noun is a general word for any person, place, animal or thing: girl, river, mango, festival. A proper noun is the special name of one person, place, river, day, month or festival: Riya, Ganga, Monday, Diwali. Proper nouns always start with a capital letter; common nouns do not (unless they begin a sentence).

1. 1.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) river (c) Karan (d) city
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Onam (c) Mumbai (d) month
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) country (d) month
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) festival
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Pongal (c) January (d) Kenya
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) boy (c) October (d) river
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Ishaan (c) garden (d) school
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) mango (c) ball (d) June
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) city
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) girl (c) teacher (d) Eid
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Delhi (c) Onam (d) boy
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) teacher (c) Yamuna (d) Diwali
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) day
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) kite (c) train (d) Aarav
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) festival (c) Nepal (d) kite
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) city
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) month
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) river (c) Narmada (d) Monday
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) kite (c) Kunal (d) boy
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) book (c) mango (d) Mumbai
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Ganga (c) kite (d) Mumbai
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Yamuna (c) June (d) girl
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Kavya (c) kite (d) school
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) day
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) pencil (c) Kabir (d) mango
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Yamuna (c) ball (d) Kaveri
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) festival
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) festival (c) Manav (d) elephant
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) girl (c) train (d) India
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) day
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) city
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Diwali (c) train (d) kite
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) month
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) train (c) city (d) ball
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) January (c) Japan (d) Kenya
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) city
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) ball (c) elephant (d) Diya
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) festival
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) train (c) Pongal (d) Kolkata
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) January (c) garden (d) Kaveri

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