Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 500 · 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) Eid (b) city (c) festival (d) mango
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Eid (c) Delhi (d) girl
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) month
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nisha (b) mango (c) ball (d) river
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) mango (c) city (d) ball
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) teacher (c) school (d) Diwali
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) month
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Friday (c) teacher (d) book
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) train (c) festival (d) Arjun
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) country
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) day
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) ball (c) Kolkata (d) India
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) boy (c) festival (d) city
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) river
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) India (c) elephant (d) Yamuna
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) train (c) Saanvi (d) mango
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) river (c) mango (d) Meera
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) book (c) March (d) Pune
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) June (c) city (d) January
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) city (c) Tara (d) mango
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) garden (c) pencil (d) boy
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Kaveri (c) train (d) Pongal
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) teacher (c) Holi (d) Kenya
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Pune (c) garden (d) Eid
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) country (d) river
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) kite (c) January (d) mango
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Ganga (c) Kenya (d) Pune
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) country
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) March (c) boy (d) June
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) month (c) October (d) India
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) October (c) March (d) mango
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) festival (c) pencil (d) Mumbai
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Neel (b) ball (c) train (d) girl
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) festival
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) country
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Mumbai (c) kite (d) Kaveri
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) book (c) month (d) Kolkata
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Kavya (c) river (d) girl
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) Myra
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Sunday (c) river (d) Monday

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