Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 533 · 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: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) city
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) pencil (c) Kolkata (d) Onam
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) country (d) river
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) month (d) day
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) pencil (c) Onam (d) river
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) school (c) Pune (d) book
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) boy (c) river (d) Manav
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) country (d) city
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) country (d) festival
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) mango (c) train (d) Lucknow
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) city
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) elephant (c) teacher (d) Karan
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) river
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Nepal (c) Kaveri (d) city
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Mumbai (c) Chennai (d) Nepal
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) day
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) teacher (c) January (d) festival
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) city
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) month (d) city
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Japan (c) elephant (d) India
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Narmada (c) ball (d) girl
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) pencil (c) girl (d) month
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) train (c) mango (d) pencil
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Vivaan (b) city (c) teacher (d) girl
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) country
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) June (c) Kolkata (d) Friday
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) train (c) city (d) Kolkata
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) mango (c) Chennai (d) train
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) country
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) mango (c) boy (d) book
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) city (c) teacher (d) March
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) ball (c) Diya (d) festival
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) day
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) girl (c) garden (d) school
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) ball (c) Friday (d) Kaveri
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) city (c) school (d) Pongal
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Japan (c) girl (d) pencil
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) elephant (c) Godavari (d) river
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Delhi (c) Kenya (d) Narmada
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) river

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