Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 438 · 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.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) country
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) city (c) Farhan (d) girl
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) country
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Ganga (c) October (d) Narmada
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) city
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Rohan (c) river (d) train
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Ganga (c) boy (d) pencil
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) festival (c) elephant (d) Nepal
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) teacher (c) Rahul (d) boy
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) city
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) day
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) city (c) Aarav (d) pencil
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) June (c) garden (d) month
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) school (c) Onam (d) Japan
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) city
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Godavari (c) Ganga (d) girl
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) festival
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Chennai (c) river (d) Pune
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) train (c) India (d) mango
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) October (c) boy (d) train
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) garden (c) elephant (d) Eid
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) day
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Narmada (c) mango (d) Eid
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) school (c) city (d) March
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) city (c) Godavari (d) month
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) elephant (c) Kenya (d) pencil
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Chennai (c) Delhi (d) ball
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) month
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Pune (c) festival (d) Yamuna
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) city
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Mumbai (c) pencil (d) Jaipur
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) city
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) teacher (c) June (d) Eid
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Pongal (c) October (d) kite
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) month
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) festival
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Lucknow (c) Kenya (d) elephant
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) country
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) teacher (c) girl (d) Ananya
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Eid (c) city (d) Mumbai

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