Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 406 · 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: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) river
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) June (c) Lucknow (d) Friday
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Nepal (c) Japan (d) train
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) kite (c) book (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) river (c) Monday (d) Nepal
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) festival
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) city (c) Yamuna (d) Pongal
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) city
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) mango (c) June (d) Jaipur
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) school (c) Lucknow (d) Delhi
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Pune (c) teacher (d) city
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Eid (c) school (d) river
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Nepal (c) Japan (d) festival
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) festival
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) day
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) boy (c) Vivaan (d) pencil
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) school (c) Pongal (d) boy
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Ganga (c) elephant (d) Lucknow
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) boy (c) Omkar (d) city
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) river
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) day
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) garden (c) Friday (d) ball
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) day
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) festival
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) month
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) city (c) Mumbai (d) festival
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) river
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) river
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) city
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Karan (b) month (c) festival (d) boy
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) river
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) day
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Nepal (c) mango (d) boy
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) river (c) city (d) teacher
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Monday (c) teacher (d) book
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) country
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) pencil (c) Pune (d) Friday
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) mango (c) book (d) school
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) city (c) train (d) Holi
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Kenya (c) garden (d) Jaipur

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