Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 463 · 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) Neel (b) city (c) pencil (d) teacher
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Kabir (c) train (d) school
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) city (c) Pongal (d) month
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Narmada (c) Monday (d) train
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Pune (c) month (d) boy
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Eid (c) Jaipur (d) garden
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) river
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Onam (c) Friday (d) festival
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) festival
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) river
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) school (c) garden (d) Diwali
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) city
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Narmada (c) ball (d) school
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) ball (c) school (d) Mumbai
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) day
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) month
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) month
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Chennai (c) Holi (d) January
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Delhi (c) Kaveri (d) boy
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) country
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Japan (c) train (d) festival
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) January (c) festival (d) school
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Diwali (c) city (d) Narmada
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) country
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) book (c) Saanvi (d) teacher
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Farhan (b) teacher (c) boy (d) garden
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) month (c) Rohan (d) river
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) train (c) teacher (d) Chennai
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Onam (c) Friday (d) month
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Delhi (c) elephant (d) school
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) school (c) month (d) mango
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Jaipur (c) Pune (d) Kenya
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) mango (c) March (d) Holi
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Riya (c) festival (d) girl
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) boy (c) book (d) Yamuna
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) mango (c) festival (d) Kenya
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) day
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) month
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) day

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