Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 487 · 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) January (b) girl (c) city (d) train
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Mumbai (c) March (d) month
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Sunday (c) Holi (d) school
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) book (c) Aditya (d) garden
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) ball (c) Eid (d) Chennai
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) garden (c) Manav (d) mango
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) March (c) festival (d) Godavari
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) festival
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Japan (c) river (d) Mumbai
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) country
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Chennai (c) garden (d) festival
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) festival
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Delhi (c) Ganga (d) Kaveri
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) month (c) Godavari (d) river
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) mango (c) garden (d) Kavya
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) city (c) Pune (d) festival
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pooja (b) festival (c) train (d) pencil
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) October (c) city (d) Monday
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) girl (c) mango (d) kite
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) pencil (c) ball (d) festival
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) month
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) March (c) October (d) girl
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) train (c) March (d) boy
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) garden (c) book (d) mango
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) river
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Onam (c) book (d) Chennai
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Holi (c) pencil (d) Sunday
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) country
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Narmada (c) girl (d) teacher
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kabir (b) school (c) kite (d) ball
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Mumbai (c) teacher (d) Holi
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) month
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Friday (c) Chennai (d) Holi
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) October (c) March (d) kite
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) day
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Riya (b) elephant (c) river (d) city
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) city (c) Monday (d) girl
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Delhi (c) Onam (d) elephant
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Monday (c) Diwali (d) Pongal

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