Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 262 · 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) Ganga (b) October (c) Delhi (d) month
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) girl (c) book (d) Rohan
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) day
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) festival
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) elephant (c) garden (d) Japan
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) city
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) festival
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Mumbai (c) book (d) Pune
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) country
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) festival
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) kite (c) festival (d) Eid
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Eid (c) festival (d) Japan
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) city
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Karan (b) month (c) teacher (d) pencil
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) month (d) day
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) January (b) school (c) kite (d) garden
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) boy (c) festival (d) Jaipur
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) mango (c) Godavari (d) Lucknow
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) day
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) book (c) Lucknow (d) city
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) festival
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) pencil (c) Lucknow (d) Ganga
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) river (c) elephant (d) Sneha
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) elephant (c) school (d) mango
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) festival
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Delhi (c) kite (d) Friday
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) month
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) river
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) festival
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Lucknow (c) March (d) Friday
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Narmada (c) Eid (d) boy
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) girl (c) Vivaan (d) elephant
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) October (c) Holi (d) elephant
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) mango (c) Tara (d) teacher
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kaveri (b) train (c) kite (d) month
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) school (c) girl (d) Kolkata
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) month
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) festival (c) river (d) Myra
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) city (c) Diwali (d) pencil
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Yamuna (c) month (d) elephant

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