Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 332 · 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) Onam (b) river (c) Sunday (d) Diwali
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) elephant (c) Sunday (d) Kaveri
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) month (c) Diwali (d) teacher
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) city (c) Narmada (d) March
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Friday (c) Nepal (d) teacher
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aisha (b) garden (c) train (d) boy
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Kolkata (c) school (d) elephant
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) ball (c) Ananya (d) city
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) book (c) festival (d) Sneha
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) festival (c) garden (d) mango
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Onam (c) Eid (d) pencil
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) June (c) festival (d) mango
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) garden (c) Ishaan (d) festival
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) country
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) mango (c) Pune (d) Narmada
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) ball (c) girl (d) Aditya
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) river
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Friday (c) Monday (d) garden
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Kenya (c) girl (d) river
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) country
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) city
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) country
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) month (c) elephant (d) river
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) March (c) month (d) school
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) festival
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Pune (c) train (d) Lucknow
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) ball (c) city (d) kite
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) country
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) country
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Friday (c) elephant (d) kite
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) country
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Yamuna (c) Kaveri (d) book
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Jaipur (c) boy (d) June
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) river
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Pune (c) river (d) boy
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) October (c) Chennai (d) girl
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Delhi (c) January (d) festival
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) month (c) Sunday (d) Lucknow
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) elephant (c) month (d) school
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Jaipur (c) India (d) ball

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