Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 625 · 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) Nepal (b) city (c) Diwali (d) Monday
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) mango (c) city (d) book
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) country
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) book (c) Monday (d) Onam
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) festival
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) country
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) book (c) ball (d) Pongal
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) school (c) Eid (d) Nepal
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Kolkata (c) mango (d) river
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Godavari (c) book (d) river
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) country
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Vivaan (c) elephant (d) kite
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) festival (c) Narmada (d) month
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) train (c) girl (d) Jaipur
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) country
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) mango (c) Pune (d) Chennai
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) country
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) festival
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) October (c) Eid (d) Yamuna
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) school (c) Aarav (d) pencil
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) river
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Dev (b) teacher (c) festival (d) month
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) country
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) river (c) Japan (d) mango
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Monday (c) Japan (d) Kolkata
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) festival
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Sunday (c) March (d) Kenya
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Yamuna (c) Ganga (d) month
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) ball (c) pencil (d) Diwali
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) school (c) Friday (d) river
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) river
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) river (c) Pongal (d) India
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) country
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) river (c) boy (d) Monday
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) river
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) country
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) March (c) Onam (d) Monday
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) kite (c) Onam (d) Kenya
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) book (c) October (d) girl
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pooja (b) pencil (c) kite (d) girl

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