Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 313 · 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.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) festival
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) March (c) garden (d) girl
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) country (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Mumbai (c) train (d) Lucknow
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Friday (c) Kolkata (d) Ganga
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) city (c) Zoya (d) girl
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) month (c) river (d) Eid
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) ball (c) mango (d) January
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Manav (c) school (d) city
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) teacher (c) city (d) month
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) ball (c) Narmada (d) Lucknow
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) day
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Japan (c) Eid (d) river
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nisha (b) festival (c) river (d) boy
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) kite (c) Diwali (d) elephant
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) city
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Friday (c) Narmada (d) Godavari
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Godavari (c) Kolkata (d) elephant
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) garden (c) June (d) kite
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) day
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) river (c) teacher (d) kite
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) kite (c) festival (d) ball
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Kaveri (c) month (d) Diwali
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) city
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Pune (c) girl (d) elephant
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Japan (c) train (d) ball
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) river
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) June (c) Pongal (d) girl
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) boy (c) Pongal (d) Kaveri
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) month (d) city
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) river (c) festival (d) Riya
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) day
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) country
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Mumbai (c) book (d) pencil
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ishaan (b) train (c) kite (d) elephant
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) month
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) river
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) March (c) Friday (d) festival
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) month (c) Ganga (d) girl
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) country

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