Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 511 · 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) month (b) boy (c) Yamuna (d) girl
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Kavya (c) mango (d) festival
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) pencil (c) June (d) Eid
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) country (d) river
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Lucknow (c) October (d) city
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Eid (c) boy (d) girl
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Ganga (c) school (d) ball
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) school (c) Godavari (d) Jaipur
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) city (c) Delhi (d) teacher
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) book (c) teacher (d) Chennai
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Monday (c) elephant (d) ball
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) month
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) festival (c) Eid (d) January
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) city
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) book (c) kite (d) January
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) river
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Riya (b) girl (c) pencil (d) boy
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Manav (c) school (d) book
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) river
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) month
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Sunday (c) boy (d) school
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) month
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Mumbai (c) Eid (d) Jaipur
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) country
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) river (c) Yash (d) girl
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) October (c) Kenya (d) girl
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Jaipur (c) train (d) Yamuna
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) book (c) train (d) Vivaan
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Pune (c) Ganga (d) Sunday
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) mango (c) teacher (d) Meera
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Rahul (c) mango (d) ball
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Friday (c) India (d) river
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rohan (b) girl (c) mango (d) book
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) river
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Eid (c) book (d) Friday
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) mango (c) school (d) India
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) garden (c) Narmada (d) Yamuna
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) month
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) festival
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) March (c) month (d) pencil

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