Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 411 · 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) month (b) pencil (c) Vivaan (d) school
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) book (c) river (d) Arjun
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) river
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) teacher (c) Kolkata (d) elephant
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) country (d) river
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) day
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) country
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) city
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) country (d) city
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) book (c) mango (d) Diwali
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) ball (c) Pune (d) Eid
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) June (b) garden (c) ball (d) festival
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) month
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Narmada (c) Eid (d) Pongal
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Delhi (c) pencil (d) Narmada
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) festival (c) Neel (d) book
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) city
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Japan (c) river (d) Monday
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) city (c) elephant (d) Omkar
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) river (c) Kenya (d) city
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Riya (c) train (d) pencil
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) elephant (c) school (d) Lucknow
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) train (c) ball (d) month
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) festival
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Friday (c) train (d) Nepal
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) river (c) garden (d) Ishaan
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) garden (c) Narmada (d) January
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) month (c) ball (d) Pune
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Chennai (c) Kolkata (d) October
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) month
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Jaipur (c) Diwali (d) Lucknow
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) city (c) ball (d) mango
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) school (c) month (d) Zoya
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) kite (c) Jaipur (d) Delhi
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Monday (c) pencil (d) train
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Nepal (c) Chennai (d) month
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aisha (b) school (c) train (d) festival
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) girl (c) festival (d) Onam
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) book (c) Rohan (d) kite
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rahul (b) month (c) boy (d) girl

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