Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 398 · 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: Eid is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) city
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kaveri (b) month (c) mango (d) pencil
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Karan (b) city (c) school (d) kite
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) October (c) Chennai (d) river
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Mumbai (c) girl (d) Sunday
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) city (c) teacher (d) train
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) pencil (c) October (d) Monday
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) mango (c) month (d) elephant
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) festival
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Ganga (c) book (d) Narmada
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) country
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Friday (c) Ganga (d) Pongal
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Lucknow (c) month (d) Mumbai
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) day
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sunday (b) girl (c) mango (d) teacher
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) month
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) festival
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) January (c) June (d) garden
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Holi (c) ball (d) Mumbai
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Mumbai (c) Lucknow (d) Yamuna
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) day
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Diwali (c) January (d) school
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) ball (c) Diwali (d) city
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) river
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) garden (c) river (d) October
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) boy (c) festival (d) Yash
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Rahul (c) school (d) girl
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) city
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Godavari (c) mango (d) school
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Jaipur (c) kite (d) India
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Lucknow (c) Sunday (d) boy
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) day
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) month (c) Ganga (d) teacher
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) day (d) city
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) month
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) school (c) kite (d) Jaipur
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) garden (c) school (d) Chennai
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) festival (c) Pooja (d) pencil
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) ball (c) train (d) Sneha
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) month (c) Aditya (d) ball

Free english grammar lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-grammar