Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 488 · 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) city (b) festival (c) Diwali (d) elephant
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) month (c) October (d) city
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) month (c) Kabir (d) garden
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Lucknow (c) ball (d) October
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Onam (c) Sunday (d) city
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) month (c) river (d) school
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) country (d) city
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) festival
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) mango (c) girl (d) Sneha
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) festival
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) October (c) teacher (d) Kolkata
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) elephant (c) Kolkata (d) Kaveri
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) city
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Diwali (c) Delhi (d) kite
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) girl (c) teacher (d) Delhi
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Saanvi (b) pencil (c) river (d) school
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) country
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) month
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) river
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) festival
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Eid (c) Jaipur (d) river
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) festival
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) festival (c) school (d) Ananya
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) garden (c) Mumbai (d) Japan
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) elephant (c) Myra (d) month
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) October (c) book (d) January
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) country
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) India (c) Mumbai (d) month
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) country
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) boy (c) ball (d) river
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Ganga (c) Kenya (d) Delhi
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) India (c) Lucknow (d) train
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Arjun (c) school (d) month
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) river
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) month
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) girl (c) January (d) March
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) month (d) city
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) train (c) Dev (d) river
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) kite (c) teacher (d) garden
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Diwali (c) pencil (d) Jaipur

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