Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

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

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