Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 602 · 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) Chennai (b) Ganga (c) pencil (d) March
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) city (c) girl (d) January
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Pune (c) festival (d) Monday
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) month (c) Godavari (d) elephant
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Lucknow (c) October (d) city
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) boy (c) kite (d) Holi
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Kenya (c) ball (d) teacher
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Narmada (c) garden (d) festival
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) girl (c) Kolkata (d) Monday
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) day
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Chennai (c) India (d) mango
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) city (c) festival (d) Diwali
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) pencil (c) mango (d) boy
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) boy (c) book (d) garden
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) garden (c) Ganga (d) month
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) elephant (c) Chennai (d) kite
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) ball (c) kite (d) June
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) kite (c) Pune (d) June
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) country
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) city
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) ball (c) Narmada (d) Kenya
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) October (c) Kenya (d) boy
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Diwali (c) March (d) elephant
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) pencil (c) city (d) festival
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) river (c) elephant (d) Pune
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) boy (c) Kavya (d) book
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) pencil (c) Arjun (d) festival
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diya (b) book (c) boy (d) ball
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) country
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) month
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) day
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Ganga (c) June (d) Godavari
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) city (c) month (d) mango
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Myra (b) ball (c) book (d) school
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Pongal (c) river (d) Lucknow
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Kaveri (c) pencil (d) kite
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) boy (c) girl (d) elephant
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Dev (b) boy (c) train (d) river
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aisha (b) school (c) ball (d) river
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) river

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