Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

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

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