Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 413 · 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 common noun? (a) March (b) month (c) Ganga (d) Kaveri
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) city
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) city
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Nepal (c) Yamuna (d) book
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) month (c) boy (d) pencil
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Chennai (c) Diwali (d) boy
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) school (c) Yash (d) festival
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) January (c) train (d) Pongal
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) river
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) elephant (c) book (d) October
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Yamuna (c) ball (d) Godavari
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) day
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) teacher (c) Delhi (d) boy
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) country
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Lucknow (c) Sunday (d) kite
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Narmada (c) October (d) river
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Omkar (b) elephant (c) school (d) city
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kabir (b) mango (c) pencil (d) girl
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) river
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) river (c) Pune (d) kite
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) day
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) river (c) Nepal (d) month
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Priya (b) festival (c) girl (d) kite
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) month
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) festival (c) Narmada (d) Mumbai
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) boy (c) festival (d) Mumbai
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) day
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Narmada (c) Kolkata (d) elephant
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) festival
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) city (c) Delhi (d) March
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Saanvi (b) book (c) school (d) teacher
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Pongal (c) pencil (d) river
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) school (c) Kaveri (d) Friday
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) January
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) festival
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) kite (c) pencil (d) Jaipur
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) month
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) boy (c) Ganga (d) city
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Vivaan (c) river (d) girl
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) festival

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