Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 293 · 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) mango (b) book (c) Delhi (d) garden
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) month (d) city
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) teacher (c) Chennai (d) ball
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Lucknow (c) mango (d) month
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) school (c) October (d) garden
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) country
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) city
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Holi (c) Japan (d) Diwali
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) January (c) Kolkata (d) river
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Onam (c) October (d) school
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) train (c) pencil (d) Nisha
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Lucknow (c) January (d) Jaipur
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Lucknow (c) Kolkata (d) month
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Kolkata (c) ball (d) mango
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Narmada (c) ball (d) Sunday
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Diwali (c) Kolkata (d) garden
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) boy (c) Pune (d) elephant
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) day (d) river
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) pencil (c) train (d) Ganga
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Friday (c) Lucknow (d) January
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Kabir (c) school (d) city
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) city
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) book (c) Kaveri (d) India
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Nepal (c) teacher (d) Pune
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Lucknow (c) festival (d) Pune
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) festival
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Chennai (c) train (d) Kaveri
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) school (c) city (d) elephant
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) girl (c) Pongal (d) river
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) country
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) day
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) day
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) mango (c) ball (d) month
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) book (c) kite (d) girl
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) city
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) city
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) month
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) kite (c) festival (d) mango
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diya (b) boy (c) river (d) ball
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Jaipur (c) pencil (d) Pongal

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