Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 323 · 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) Kaveri (b) river (c) Nepal (d) Chennai
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) train (c) Godavari (d) mango
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) girl (c) Vivaan (d) school
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) girl (c) January (d) school
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) garden (c) Kolkata (d) Nepal
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) day
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Monday (c) book (d) October
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) month
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) country
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Delhi (c) kite (d) June
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) school (c) Isha (d) girl
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Riya (b) kite (c) teacher (d) girl
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) country
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) country
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Yamuna (c) teacher (d) kite
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Chennai (c) boy (d) mango
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) festival (c) Monday (d) girl
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nisha (b) pencil (c) month (d) festival
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) girl (c) India (d) Yamuna
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) festival (c) girl (d) ball
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Karan (c) mango (d) boy
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) city
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Lucknow (c) month (d) Godavari
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Lucknow (c) boy (d) city
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) teacher (c) Eid (d) elephant
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Nepal (c) elephant (d) Mumbai
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) pencil (c) Manav (d) train
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) train (c) Delhi (d) Kolkata
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Yamuna (c) mango (d) Eid
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) garden (c) boy (d) mango
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) ball (c) elephant (d) Sunday
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) girl (c) ball (d) festival
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) month (c) Neel (d) garden
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) girl (c) train (d) river
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) river (c) teacher (d) Jaipur
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) river
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) month (c) Kolkata (d) book
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) country (d) city
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) day (d) festival
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) city (c) January (d) Holi

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