Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 562 · 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 common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Yamuna (c) Monday (d) festival
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) river
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) city
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) girl (c) Kolkata (d) elephant
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) day
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) city
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) month
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) girl (c) Onam (d) elephant
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) month (c) Omkar (d) school
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diya (b) ball (c) teacher (d) school
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) festival
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) October (c) June (d) Eid
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) day
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) ball (c) Nisha (d) elephant
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) river
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) city
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Diwali (c) girl (d) kite
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) festival
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) festival
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) kite (c) Kaveri (d) month
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) festival
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) festival
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Jaipur (c) river (d) mango
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Kenya (c) city (d) India
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) country
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) girl (c) Kolkata (d) June
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) book (c) Pune (d) kite
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) day
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) teacher (c) Ananya (d) girl
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) river (c) June (d) elephant
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) river (c) Lucknow (d) school
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) kite (c) Narmada (d) school
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) country
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) festival
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Chennai (c) Holi (d) Godavari
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) girl (c) city (d) Yamuna
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) pencil (c) school (d) Nepal
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) month
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) mango (c) January (d) Mumbai
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Manav (c) festival (d) book

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