Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 618 · 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) October (b) pencil (c) Japan (d) Yamuna
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) boy (c) ball (d) Ganga
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) country
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) river
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Ananya (c) kite (d) school
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Monday (c) January (d) Lucknow
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Priya (b) girl (c) river (d) ball
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) month (c) Holi (d) book
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) mango (c) Japan (d) Holi
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rohan (b) mango (c) school (d) month
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Monday (c) city (d) pencil
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) city
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) festival
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) festival
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) June (c) city (d) kite
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) city
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) book (c) Pune (d) Kaveri
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Pongal (c) train (d) Kolkata
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) book (c) India (d) city
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) month
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) river
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) girl (c) Eid (d) Diwali
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) teacher (c) Kenya (d) Holi
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) festival (c) Lucknow (d) Onam
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) country
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Monday (c) river (d) Onam
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) river (c) ball (d) book
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) train (c) Karan (d) kite
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) train (c) city (d) Isha
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) boy (c) Kavya (d) festival
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) boy (c) Jaipur (d) girl
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) river
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) river (c) Godavari (d) city
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) day
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) girl (c) Kolkata (d) festival
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Kolkata (c) Godavari (d) elephant
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) book (c) month (d) garden
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) elephant (c) girl (d) month
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) month (c) book (d) Japan
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) boy (c) Nepal (d) kite

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