Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

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

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