Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 646 · 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 proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) mango (c) train (d) Pongal
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) city
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) country
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Ganga (c) Godavari (d) Kolkata
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Onam (c) Delhi (d) Japan
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Kolkata (c) elephant (d) Pune
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) school (c) Kabir (d) train
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) January (c) girl (d) river
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) girl (c) festival (d) kite
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) city
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) river
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) city
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) girl (c) Diwali (d) pencil
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) kite (c) Ananya (d) girl
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) festival
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) festival
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Japan (c) train (d) Friday
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Onam (c) teacher (d) book
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) country
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) teacher (c) Kenya (d) pencil
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Ganga (c) Narmada (d) Pune
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Holi (c) ball (d) Monday
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) city (c) Pune (d) Lucknow
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) river (c) Ganga (d) Diwali
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Kolkata (c) Sunday (d) teacher
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) day
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) festival (c) school (d) Eid
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) girl (c) Holi (d) Kaveri
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) ball (c) girl (d) Pooja
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) girl (c) Sneha (d) teacher
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) teacher (c) festival (d) river
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) festival (c) month (d) Narmada
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) train (c) garden (d) Yash
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) river
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) day
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) train (c) pencil (d) March
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) city
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) teacher (c) city (d) October
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diya (b) kite (c) mango (d) pencil
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) month (c) girl (d) Friday

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