Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 371 · 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) mango (b) Diya (c) city (d) ball
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) city
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Godavari (c) city (d) river
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) train (c) river (d) Diwali
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) pencil (c) ball (d) Kenya
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) garden (c) June (d) girl
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Delhi (c) pencil (d) Mumbai
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) festival
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Monday (c) girl (d) book
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) city
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) kite (c) train (d) mango
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Godavari (c) India (d) teacher
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Narmada (c) river (d) train
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Tara (c) river (d) month
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Sunday (c) book (d) boy
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) girl (c) Japan (d) ball
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) day
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Pongal (c) elephant (d) school
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) girl (c) Delhi (d) river
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) elephant (c) month (d) Onam
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Nepal (c) Friday (d) river
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) river (c) boy (d) Ganga
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) day
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) book (c) school (d) festival
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) month (c) Japan (d) Mumbai
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) city
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Manav (c) kite (d) garden
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Riya (c) pencil (d) book
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Kolkata (c) Godavari (d) January
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Pune (c) kite (d) Kolkata
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) country
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Pongal (c) Kaveri (d) Kenya
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) festival (c) teacher (d) Holi
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) country (d) river
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) elephant (c) Neel (d) teacher
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) January (c) elephant (d) month
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Japan (c) Kolkata (d) Jaipur
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) country (d) city
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Ganga (c) girl (d) Jaipur
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) country

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