Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

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

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