Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 239 · 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) Eid (b) train (c) kite (d) teacher
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) month
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) country
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) school (c) boy (d) Monday
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) teacher (c) Pune (d) March
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) boy (c) Kolkata (d) girl
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) March (c) Godavari (d) school
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) city (c) Kenya (d) India
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pongal (b) kite (c) train (d) garden
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) pencil (c) Mumbai (d) month
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) girl (c) kite (d) Arjun
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) city
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Nepal (c) school (d) book
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Chennai (c) festival (d) kite
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) day
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Vivaan (b) festival (c) book (d) mango
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) city
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Neel (c) month (d) boy
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) month (c) festival (d) June
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) Kenya
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) teacher (c) Sneha (d) book
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) ball (c) boy (d) garden
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) city
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) city
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Pune (c) Kenya (d) elephant
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) river
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) festival
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) country
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) elephant (c) Lucknow (d) festival
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Japan (c) March (d) girl
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) festival (c) train (d) Delhi
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Sunday (c) Holi (d) kite
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) city
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) garden (c) Holi (d) teacher
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) river
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) elephant (c) ball (d) mango
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) festival (c) month (d) pencil
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Isha (b) pencil (c) girl (d) festival
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) city (c) mango (d) kite
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) city (c) Jaipur (d) school

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