Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 260 · 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 common noun? (a) India (b) Nepal (c) kite (d) Yamuna
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) June (c) Monday (d) Sunday
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) month (c) girl (d) kite
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) festival
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) June (c) Lucknow (d) girl
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) ball (c) mango (d) Mumbai
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) train (c) mango (d) Nepal
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) month
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) country
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) book (c) Jaipur (d) Narmada
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Godavari (c) Ganga (d) pencil
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) city (c) Yamuna (d) month
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) river (c) Holi (d) month
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) city (c) book (d) kite
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) month
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) June (c) book (d) month
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Sunday (c) elephant (d) train
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) river
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) month (c) garden (d) Omkar
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Pongal (c) Kenya (d) river
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) festival
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) country
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Delhi (c) city (d) Lucknow
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Lucknow (c) Kenya (d) Ganga
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) day
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) month (c) ball (d) garden
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) river (c) pencil (d) Pongal
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) city
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) train (c) elephant (d) Sneha
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Pune (c) river (d) girl
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) river
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) day
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Rohan (c) school (d) mango
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Friday (c) month (d) Yamuna
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) river (c) city (d) ball
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) boy (c) Monday (d) Chennai
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Friday (c) festival (d) Yamuna
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Dev (c) elephant (d) girl
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) city
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) garden (c) Monday (d) city

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