Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 342 · 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: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) city
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) girl (c) India (d) Friday
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Pooja (c) mango (d) school
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) city
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) month
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Sunday (c) pencil (d) Holi
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Jaipur (c) Yamuna (d) festival
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) garden (c) pencil (d) Jaipur
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) city
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) city
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Monday (c) city (d) pencil
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) school (c) month (d) March
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) country
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) month (c) Neel (d) garden
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Sunday (c) India (d) Kenya
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) country
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Japan (c) Godavari (d) city
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) day
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) book (c) train (d) Arjun
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) book (c) mango (d) Godavari
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) March (c) India (d) garden
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) kite (c) pencil (d) Narmada
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) festival (c) boy (d) girl
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) country
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) country
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) book (c) Mumbai (d) festival
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) city (c) book (d) Pongal
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) festival (c) elephant (d) river
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) book (c) Narmada (d) Friday
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) garden (c) boy (d) Ganga
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) country
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) festival
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Riya (c) girl (d) ball
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Holi (c) Friday (d) teacher
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) city
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Godavari (c) ball (d) Delhi
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Delhi (c) school (d) Kenya
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) month
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) day
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) mango (c) June (d) Pongal

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