Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 541 · 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) kite (b) teacher (c) mango (d) Onam
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Monday (c) river (d) teacher
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) month
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Chennai (c) Jaipur (d) garden
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Godavari (c) ball (d) teacher
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) pencil (c) Narmada (d) train
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) festival (c) city (d) Kenya
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Sneha (c) elephant (d) book
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rohan (b) boy (c) pencil (d) city
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) country
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) boy (c) Japan (d) city
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) month (c) Dev (d) festival
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) boy (c) mango (d) river
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) country
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Yamuna (c) October (d) school
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) month (c) school (d) festival
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) city
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) teacher (c) Yamuna (d) Monday
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) pencil (c) Ganga (d) January
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) day
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Vivaan (c) month (d) elephant
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) teacher (c) river (d) Nepal
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Ananya (c) month (d) elephant
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Diwali (c) month (d) train
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) river
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pongal (b) school (c) train (d) book
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Lucknow (c) book (d) Jaipur
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Japan (c) month (d) Yamuna
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) month
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) city
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) river
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) month (c) Karan (d) garden
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) city
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) country
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) day
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) girl (c) boy (d) mango
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) city
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kaveri (b) mango (c) pencil (d) month
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) river
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) festival (c) Diya (d) girl

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