Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 512 · 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) festival (b) train (c) Riya (d) school
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Delhi (c) Mumbai (d) school
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) January (c) Yamuna (d) Godavari
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) mango (c) pencil (d) Pongal
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Farhan (b) boy (c) festival (d) school
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) day
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) river (c) ball (d) Eid
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) country
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) river (d) city
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) month
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Sunday (c) Friday (d) elephant
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) book (c) Narmada (d) June
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) month (c) boy (d) Myra
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) river
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) festival
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) school (c) boy (d) Sneha
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) school (c) girl (d) Holi
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Holi (c) Jaipur (d) boy
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Narmada (c) Pongal (d) city
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Onam (c) train (d) girl
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) kite (c) train (d) elephant
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) ball (c) mango (d) pencil
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Kabir (c) boy (d) girl
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) river
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) mango (c) Nepal (d) Onam
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) pencil (c) Lucknow (d) India
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Friday (c) pencil (d) city
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) school (c) city (d) Delhi
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) garden (c) city (d) Pune
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) kite (c) mango (d) June
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) pencil (c) ball (d) mango
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) mango (c) month (d) Kenya
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Sunday (c) pencil (d) girl
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) country
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Sunday (c) Lucknow (d) Narmada
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) train (c) Omkar (d) pencil
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) boy (c) mango (d) river
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) day
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) river
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) pencil (c) boy (d) Lucknow

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