Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 436 · 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) Monday (c) Ganga (d) elephant
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) city
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Kolkata (c) India (d) Diwali
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) city (c) kite (d) Onam
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) river
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) garden (c) Mumbai (d) Godavari
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Pongal (c) Kenya (d) city
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) January (c) girl (d) festival
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) boy (c) Kenya (d) city
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) festival
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) book (c) elephant (d) Kavya
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Holi (c) Yamuna (d) Monday
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) June (b) train (c) elephant (d) school
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) school (c) ball (d) Kaveri
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Nepal (c) Japan (d) pencil
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) teacher (c) Godavari (d) Mumbai
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ishaan (b) teacher (c) boy (d) book
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) book (c) Narmada (d) kite
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Mumbai (c) Delhi (d) Nepal
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) kite (c) October (d) Sunday
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) kite (c) girl (d) festival
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Riya (c) garden (d) month
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) river
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Diwali (c) train (d) Kolkata
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) city
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) month (c) Kabir (d) ball
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) festival (c) Jaipur (d) city
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Lucknow (c) boy (d) Pongal
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) city
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) school (c) Pune (d) month
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) festival (c) Ananya (d) elephant
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) month
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) country
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Mumbai (c) school (d) Monday
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) country
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) river (d) city
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) festival (c) school (d) Pooja
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) garden (c) train (d) Monday
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) river (c) Farhan (d) ball
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) city

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