Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

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

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