Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 407 · 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: Friday is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) month
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) pencil (c) elephant (d) Sunday
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) March (c) Yamuna (d) city
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) country (d) month
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Ganga (c) book (d) festival
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) month (d) city
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) October (c) Godavari (d) Chennai
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) festival (c) city (d) Delhi
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) month (c) pencil (d) city
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Pune (c) book (d) girl
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) day
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) March (c) Godavari (d) Mumbai
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) festival
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Onam (c) city (d) girl
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Ananya (c) girl (d) ball
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) book (c) ball (d) Diwali
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) boy (c) Vivaan (d) train
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Pune (c) Pongal (d) Chennai
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Japan (c) Lucknow (d) garden
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) March (c) girl (d) city
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) month
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) girl (c) city (d) river
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) city (c) month (d) Kunal
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) mango (c) Neel (d) river
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) festival
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Pongal (c) Japan (d) elephant
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) festival
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Jaipur (c) school (d) Sunday
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) river
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) school (c) city (d) Tara
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Monday (c) garden (d) book
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Omkar (c) garden (d) teacher
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) festival
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) kite (c) Holi (d) school
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) river (c) book (d) Kolkata
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Holi (c) boy (d) India
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Monday (c) train (d) Sunday
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Diwali (c) month (d) Friday
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) day
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) day

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