Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 647 · 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) festival (b) pencil (c) month (d) Onam
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) month
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) river (c) train (d) book
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) festival
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) city
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) city
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) month (c) Diwali (d) kite
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) teacher (c) elephant (d) Jaipur
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) mango (c) Narmada (d) Pune
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) river
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) elephant (c) India (d) Delhi
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Sneha (c) month (d) girl
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) elephant (c) train (d) garden
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) river
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) January (b) ball (c) river (d) teacher
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Sunday (c) Pune (d) festival
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) festival (c) Nepal (d) book
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) river (c) March (d) Friday
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Sunday (c) month (d) Delhi
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Onam (c) Sunday (d) girl
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) train (c) Diya (d) city
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) teacher (c) river (d) Omkar
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) month
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Kaveri (c) book (d) March
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Dev (b) boy (c) river (d) festival
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) city
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pooja (b) teacher (c) kite (d) boy
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) city
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) October (c) Kaveri (d) ball
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) day
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) ball (c) elephant (d) Karan
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pongal (b) pencil (c) train (d) city
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) garden (c) March (d) Delhi
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) river
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) garden (c) festival (d) mango
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) boy (c) teacher (d) Narmada
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Pune (c) river (d) school
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) festival
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Pune (c) Kaveri (d) pencil
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) city

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