Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 55 · 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: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) river
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) city (c) book (d) Kenya
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) mango (c) city (d) Aarav
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) country (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Eid (c) month (d) mango
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) day
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Aditya (c) elephant (d) train
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) city (c) Onam (d) Narmada
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) garden (c) Ganga (d) boy
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) March (c) Monday (d) Japan
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) city (c) school (d) Mumbai
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) river
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) elephant (c) teacher (d) school
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) month
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) city (c) Sunday (d) month
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Lucknow (c) Pongal (d) Chennai
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) India (c) mango (d) June
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) India (c) January (d) Chennai
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Eid (c) Kenya (d) book
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) ball (c) Onam (d) river
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) kite (c) Omkar (d) river
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) kite (c) Kaveri (d) mango
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) city
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) festival
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) river
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) country
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Kenya (c) June (d) elephant
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) train (c) girl (d) Kavya
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) pencil (c) garden (d) Myra
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) June (c) Pongal (d) Jaipur
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) river
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) city
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) city
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) festival
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) festival
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) school (c) month (d) Ananya
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) month (c) Friday (d) Pongal
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) ball (c) Jaipur (d) Kaveri
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Nepal (c) garden (d) Japan
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) October (c) Pongal (d) June

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