Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 334 · 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) festival (b) mango (c) book (d) Eid
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) day
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Onam (c) Pongal (d) Diwali
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) festival
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) city (c) January (d) Delhi
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) river (c) book (d) Diwali
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Mumbai (c) city (d) book
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Nepal (c) India (d) pencil
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) pencil (c) mango (d) Delhi
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Kenya (c) river (d) girl
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Chennai (c) ball (d) month
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Delhi (c) ball (d) October
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Jaipur (c) festival (d) pencil
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) country
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) city
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Japan (c) river (d) pencil
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Chennai (c) March (d) elephant
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) month (c) Neel (d) river
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) month (d) festival
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Narmada (c) mango (d) river
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Kolkata (c) June (d) Onam
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Delhi (c) Ganga (d) garden
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) mango (c) March (d) Yamuna
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Dev (b) book (c) train (d) girl
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Monday (c) elephant (d) mango
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) city
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Friday (c) Nepal (d) Ganga
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) festival
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) girl (c) festival (d) elephant
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) festival (c) Mumbai (d) June
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Ishaan (c) girl (d) elephant
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) book (c) Sneha (d) city
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) country
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) girl (c) Manav (d) teacher
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) month
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) city (c) girl (d) Sunday
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) school (c) city (d) March
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) festival
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) festival (c) Pooja (d) book
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) kite (c) train (d) June

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