Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 382 · 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.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) festival
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) kite (c) elephant (d) Sneha
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) kite (c) month (d) Jaipur
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Pongal (c) festival (d) boy
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) day
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Diwali (c) Kenya (d) June
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) elephant (c) teacher (d) book
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) river
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Kolkata (c) Sunday (d) March
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) October (c) city (d) mango
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) festival
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) kite (c) garden (d) Riya
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Lucknow (c) October (d) Pune
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) festival (c) Nepal (d) India
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Diwali (c) Lucknow (d) elephant
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) teacher (c) India (d) pencil
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) pencil (c) Mumbai (d) river
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) city
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Jaipur (c) river (d) January
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) river
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) festival
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Holi (c) city (d) Nepal
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) month (c) Lucknow (d) Pune
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) country
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) girl (c) Pune (d) October
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) river (c) pencil (d) Japan
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) city
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kaveri (b) garden (c) city (d) girl
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) day
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) city
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Saanvi (b) ball (c) girl (d) city
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) girl (c) teacher (d) Pune
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) train (c) book (d) river
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) girl (c) Diwali (d) month
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Chennai (c) Eid (d) ball
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) book (c) train (d) Neel
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) October (c) boy (d) Mumbai
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Ganga (c) elephant (d) month
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Dev (b) garden (c) ball (d) river
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kavya (b) girl (c) month (d) pencil

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