Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 394 · 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) river (c) March (d) pencil
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Japan (c) festival (d) Kaveri
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) October (c) city (d) Lucknow
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Diwali (c) garden (d) Ganga
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Holi (c) Eid (d) Mumbai
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) river (c) January (d) Eid
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Narmada (c) Kaveri (d) January
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) festival
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) country
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) river
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) day
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Pune (c) train (d) month
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) elephant (c) Sunday (d) school
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) boy (c) March (d) Sunday
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) month
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) day
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) mango (c) city (d) Sneha
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) festival
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Holi (c) Lucknow (d) school
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Priya (b) pencil (c) mango (d) train
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) ball (c) Kolkata (d) Kenya
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) boy (c) Kolkata (d) train
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) girl (c) book (d) pencil
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Omkar (b) elephant (c) garden (d) book
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) month (c) festival (d) Kabir
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) school (c) river (d) Ganga
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) book (c) school (d) Saanvi
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) day
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) day (d) city
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) kite (c) Diwali (d) Chennai
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Ananya (c) elephant (d) garden
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) ball (c) city (d) India
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) festival
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) river (c) book (d) Pongal
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) mango (c) Mumbai (d) October
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) teacher (c) Pune (d) Nepal
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Kolkata (c) June (d) train
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) river
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Ishaan (c) train (d) kite
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) river

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