Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 416 · 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) ball (b) Japan (c) school (d) festival
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) river
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) day
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Ganga (c) Sunday (d) pencil
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Kolkata (c) Eid (d) month
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) city
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) boy (c) teacher (d) June
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) mango (c) Kunal (d) teacher
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Diwali (c) kite (d) book
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Mumbai (c) elephant (d) river
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Dev (b) ball (c) garden (d) festival
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Delhi (c) city (d) school
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) ball (c) mango (d) Ganga
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) river
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Diwali (c) kite (d) June
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) day
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Ganga (c) January (d) train
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Pune (c) October (d) river
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) festival (c) boy (d) Nepal
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Onam (c) mango (d) March
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) festival
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kaveri (b) month (c) girl (d) ball
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) country
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) train (c) school (d) Friday
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Sneha (c) garden (d) pencil
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) mango (c) Aditya (d) pencil
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) city
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) river
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) month
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) school (c) Jaipur (d) Holi
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) city
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) river (d) city
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Yamuna (c) India (d) elephant
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Sunday (c) ball (d) October
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) festival (c) Godavari (d) elephant
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Saanvi (b) kite (c) train (d) book
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) month
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) festival
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) city
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) month (c) Priya (d) festival

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