Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 529 · 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) teacher (b) river (c) Ira (d) month
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) festival
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) river
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) elephant (c) Delhi (d) Jaipur
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) day
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diya (b) garden (c) month (d) ball
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) country
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Mumbai (c) Pongal (d) Kenya
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) river (c) city (d) Onam
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) festival (c) Pune (d) teacher
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) girl (c) Manav (d) festival
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) pencil (c) festival (d) ball
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Lucknow (c) festival (d) India
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) city
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) ball (c) school (d) Mumbai
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) city
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) boy (c) month (d) Pongal
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Kaveri (c) festival (d) teacher
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) river
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Sunday (c) Ganga (d) garden
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) month (c) school (d) Eid
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) river
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) city
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) festival (c) boy (d) garden
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Neel (c) festival (d) mango
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Diwali (c) Pune (d) month
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Diwali (c) Nepal (d) Mumbai
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) pencil (c) Diwali (d) Delhi
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Vivaan (c) ball (d) city
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) city
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Narmada (c) India (d) girl
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Mumbai (c) kite (d) Lucknow
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Diwali (c) teacher (d) Kenya
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Mumbai (c) Chennai (d) train
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) boy (c) Lucknow (d) city
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Isha (b) mango (c) teacher (d) boy
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) country
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) teacher (c) elephant (d) Pooja
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Lucknow (c) Delhi (d) Chennai

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