Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 368 · 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) Nepal (b) boy (c) elephant (d) garden
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) mango (c) Delhi (d) book
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Narmada (c) India (d) October
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) festival
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) teacher (c) Kaveri (d) book
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) January (c) festival (d) Godavari
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) day
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Monday (c) Pune (d) elephant
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) day
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Japan (c) Delhi (d) Nepal
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) train (c) girl (d) Pongal
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) festival
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Godavari (c) Pune (d) Yamuna
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) elephant (c) school (d) Eid
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Holi (c) elephant (d) kite
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) festival
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) month
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Saanvi (c) river (d) city
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) book (c) ball (d) Ananya
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) month (c) Kavya (d) river
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) kite (c) Priya (d) garden
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) mango (c) kite (d) Farhan
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) country
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) ball (c) March (d) book
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) city
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) January (b) school (c) girl (d) elephant
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Jaipur (c) June (d) river
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) June (c) India (d) Godavari
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) festival (c) Godavari (d) garden
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) school (c) boy (d) Friday
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rohan (b) elephant (c) mango (d) book
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) school (c) Arjun (d) train
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) day
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) festival
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Jaipur (c) city (d) pencil
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) kite (c) Godavari (d) Onam
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Pune (c) festival (d) mango
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) March (c) June (d) train
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) festival
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Diya (c) pencil (d) girl

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