Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 654 · 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) India (c) Pongal (d) kite
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) girl (c) Nisha (d) festival
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) city
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) pencil (c) Pongal (d) book
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) city
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) festival (c) Sunday (d) river
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Delhi (c) Sunday (d) book
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) day
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) girl (c) Eid (d) school
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) October (c) train (d) Narmada
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Eid (c) school (d) Delhi
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) month (c) mango (d) city
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) river (c) Onam (d) Jaipur
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) teacher (c) festival (d) Nepal
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) elephant (c) Chennai (d) Monday
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) garden (c) Ishaan (d) kite
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) river
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Nepal (c) Monday (d) girl
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) river
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) river
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) elephant (c) train (d) Japan
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Kolkata (c) festival (d) ball
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) pencil (c) Holi (d) Lucknow
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) teacher (c) book (d) pencil
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Holi (c) June (d) Monday
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Holi (c) city (d) pencil
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) garden (c) Diwali (d) teacher
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) river
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) month (c) book (d) Isha
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) month
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) girl (c) month (d) Riya
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) garden (c) festival (d) Delhi
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) train (c) pencil (d) teacher
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) book (c) Lucknow (d) mango
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) girl (c) ball (d) Saanvi
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) festival (c) Manav (d) river
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) city
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) river (c) Tara (d) pencil
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) river
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) river

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