Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 44 · 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) garden (b) March (c) river (d) boy
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) festival (c) river (d) Manav
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) festival (c) Narmada (d) city
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) festival
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) country
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) river
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) river
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) ball (c) month (d) Diwali
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Monday (c) Kenya (d) school
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) country
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) ball (c) Chennai (d) Sunday
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Nepal (c) Sunday (d) Jaipur
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Japan (c) Ganga (d) river
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Friday (c) garden (d) Delhi
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) city
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) October (c) Friday (d) month
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) mango (c) Friday (d) girl
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) teacher (c) Yamuna (d) Ganga
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) river (c) garden (d) Japan
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) festival (c) Kaveri (d) Nepal
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Holi (c) Mumbai (d) Chennai
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) river (c) boy (d) Mumbai
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) kite (c) girl (d) Kolkata
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) country
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) month
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) city
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) elephant (c) Aarav (d) river
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) city
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) ball (c) Rahul (d) pencil
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Eid (c) book (d) Ganga
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Chennai (c) train (d) city
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) river
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) India (c) Pune (d) elephant
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) boy (c) river (d) Holi
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) country
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) river
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) river
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) country
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) pencil (c) boy (d) school
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) kite (c) elephant (d) Omkar

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