Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 45 · 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) June (b) school (c) month (d) girl
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Kaveri (c) teacher (d) Delhi
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) country
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) March (c) pencil (d) month
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) train (c) ball (d) Rohan
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) day
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) kite (c) train (d) January
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) river
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) ball (c) boy (d) mango
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Jaipur (c) Godavari (d) India
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) girl (c) Yamuna (d) mango
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) day
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) festival (c) Kolkata (d) Pune
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) river (c) train (d) Arjun
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Lucknow (c) Diwali (d) Pongal
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) river
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) festival
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) month (c) October (d) festival
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) January (c) pencil (d) Mumbai
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Pune (c) March (d) October
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) garden (c) India (d) school
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) month
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) city
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) teacher (c) Omkar (d) ball
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) school (c) train (d) Meera
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Sunday (c) Kaveri (d) elephant
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) teacher (c) month (d) Pooja
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) country
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) month (c) Ishaan (d) school
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) river (c) pencil (d) Diwali
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Farhan (b) school (c) mango (d) ball
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) country
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) kite (c) October (d) Jaipur
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) October (c) Jaipur (d) Monday
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Nepal (c) book (d) Chennai
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) month
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) girl (c) train (d) Vivaan
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) teacher (c) ball (d) Chennai
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) month
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) festival

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