Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 374 · 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) river (c) city (d) Saanvi
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Diwali (c) Godavari (d) kite
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) country
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Jaipur (c) Pune (d) month
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) festival (c) Monday (d) Mumbai
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) river
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Kenya (c) Friday (d) mango
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) festival (c) ball (d) Onam
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) country
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) girl (c) March (d) month
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) book (c) teacher (d) month
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) elephant (c) month (d) Japan
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Delhi (c) book (d) boy
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) boy (c) river (d) month
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Onam (c) Mumbai (d) teacher
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) month (c) river (d) train
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) country
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) June (b) festival (c) city (d) month
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Holi (c) Kenya (d) city
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Chennai (c) Nepal (d) Kolkata
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) month
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) day
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) city
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) festival (c) Aarav (d) girl
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ananya (b) elephant (c) kite (d) book
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) month
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) festival
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) city
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) month
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) river
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Kolkata (c) October (d) Pune
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) kite (c) ball (d) garden
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) festival (c) Kolkata (d) pencil
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Nepal (c) elephant (d) Sunday
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) mango (c) river (d) Kaveri
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) month
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Eid (c) boy (d) India
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) city
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) river
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) June (c) river (d) Delhi

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