Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 495 · 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) book (b) Isha (c) girl (d) river
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) festival
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) teacher (c) ball (d) Lucknow
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) elephant (c) river (d) Chennai
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) river
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) month (c) March (d) book
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Friday (c) train (d) city
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Aisha (c) teacher (d) ball
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Mumbai (c) kite (d) boy
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Jaipur (c) Godavari (d) Pongal
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) mango (c) Onam (d) train
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) city
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) month (c) festival (d) garden
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) country
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) elephant (c) school (d) train
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) day
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) river
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) river (d) month
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) country
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) country
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) book (c) October (d) Ganga
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) river (c) Nepal (d) city
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) city (c) Diwali (d) India
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Jaipur (c) Kaveri (d) Godavari
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) boy (c) Monday (d) Ganga
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Diwali (c) kite (d) June
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) city
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) elephant (c) Pongal (d) school
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) school (c) kite (d) Vivaan
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Narmada (c) teacher (d) Friday
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) pencil (c) Priya (d) city
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Delhi (c) Ganga (d) school
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) river
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) boy (c) Kenya (d) ball
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Yamuna (c) river (d) pencil
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Chennai (c) Nepal (d) Friday
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) ball (c) festival (d) Delhi
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) festival
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) city
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) festival (c) girl (d) January

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