Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 378 · 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) elephant (b) city (c) January (d) month
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) river
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) festival (c) Dev (d) book
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) girl (c) Delhi (d) month
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) elephant (c) Mumbai (d) India
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) garden (c) boy (d) Kenya
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Narmada (c) Kolkata (d) garden
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Sneha (c) teacher (d) ball
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) mango (c) Nepal (d) train
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) day (d) festival
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Kaveri (c) Mumbai (d) ball
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) city (c) Ishaan (d) book
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) garden (c) elephant (d) Godavari
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Narmada (c) pencil (d) teacher
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) river (c) Mumbai (d) Delhi
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) river (c) Monday (d) school
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Godavari (c) city (d) Mumbai
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) river
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) festival (c) Aarav (d) river
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Lucknow (c) Sunday (d) mango
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) festival
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Diwali (c) festival (d) ball
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Sunday (c) mango (d) ball
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) girl (c) book (d) train
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Neel (b) city (c) river (d) book
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) train (c) June (d) elephant
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) country
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Pune (c) boy (d) kite
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) month (c) elephant (d) Holi
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) girl (c) India (d) Diwali
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) month
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) kite (c) teacher (d) Kabir
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Mumbai (c) Delhi (d) book
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) city
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) month
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) country
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Kaveri (c) Jaipur (d) kite
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Friday (c) June (d) festival
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) festival

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