Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 43 · 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) school (b) garden (c) kite (d) Kenya
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) girl (c) Aisha (d) kite
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) train (c) Rohan (d) kite
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) ball (c) Diwali (d) city
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) country
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Kenya (c) Jaipur (d) train
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Lucknow (c) Godavari (d) Holi
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) girl (c) Mumbai (d) Pongal
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) country
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) day (d) river
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) book (c) Eid (d) Jaipur
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) month
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) river (d) city
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) festival
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) boy (c) river (d) Eid
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) festival (c) Pune (d) elephant
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) day
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) January (b) elephant (c) pencil (d) mango
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) river (c) Kaveri (d) ball
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) mango (c) boy (d) Pongal
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) city (c) girl (d) Saanvi
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) city
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) ball (c) Kolkata (d) festival
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Isha (b) school (c) ball (d) girl
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) month (c) Japan (d) Delhi
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Aarav (c) garden (d) train
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) mango (c) Lucknow (d) book
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) pencil (c) city (d) Aditya
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) city
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) girl (c) school (d) teacher
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) river
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Onam (c) Kenya (d) October
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) river (c) Yamuna (d) garden
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Yamuna (c) kite (d) Onam
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) country
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) girl (c) Kunal (d) boy
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Chennai (c) school (d) month
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) elephant (c) Kabir (d) school
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Delhi (c) festival (d) garden
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Sunday (c) pencil (d) Lucknow

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