Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 486 · 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: October is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) month
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) river
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Lucknow (c) boy (d) Delhi
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) month
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Jaipur (c) mango (d) October
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) train (c) month (d) Neel
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) garden (c) Godavari (d) teacher
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) month
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) elephant (c) garden (d) festival
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) city (c) ball (d) Delhi
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) month (c) June (d) Lucknow
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) garden (c) Chennai (d) Ganga
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) city (c) Monday (d) Narmada
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sunday (b) month (c) teacher (d) train
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) city
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) festival (c) Onam (d) Ganga
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Pongal (c) train (d) India
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) country
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Omkar (c) ball (d) book
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) pencil (c) train (d) river
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) kite (c) Chennai (d) March
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Pooja (c) month (d) river
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) train (c) Dev (d) book
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Holi (c) pencil (d) Jaipur
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) city
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) girl (c) India (d) Chennai
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) city (c) Aarav (d) river
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) school (c) June (d) city
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Holi (c) river (d) Jaipur
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) river
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Saanvi (c) month (d) boy
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) month
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) river
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Kaveri (c) city (d) girl
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) book (c) elephant (d) Kabir
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) India (c) boy (d) festival
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) country
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) city
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) festival
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Lucknow (c) teacher (d) festival

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