Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 649 · 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.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) festival
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) festival
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) river
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Pongal (c) March (d) festival
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) river (c) Sneha (d) school
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) festival
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) train (c) kite (d) book
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Eid (c) month (d) October
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) day (d) festival
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Mumbai (c) Chennai (d) garden
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Lucknow (c) boy (d) Ganga
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) boy (c) mango (d) Kabir
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) country
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Lucknow (c) Kaveri (d) book
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Jaipur (c) pencil (d) girl
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) book (c) train (d) Pongal
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Arjun (b) girl (c) book (d) mango
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) garden (c) Holi (d) teacher
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) month
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) festival
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) teacher (c) pencil (d) Ananya
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Godavari (c) pencil (d) girl
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Delhi (c) teacher (d) Jaipur
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) river
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Onam (c) pencil (d) boy
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aditya (b) month (c) school (d) kite
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) train (c) Kolkata (d) book
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Lucknow (c) girl (d) June
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aisha (b) school (c) girl (d) month
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Karan (b) river (c) mango (d) book
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) kite (c) Friday (d) mango
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) month
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) country
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) teacher (c) ball (d) book
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Yamuna (c) mango (d) Delhi
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) day
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Pune (c) Jaipur (d) pencil
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) mango (c) Mumbai (d) ball
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) country
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) river

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