Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 671 · 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: India is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) river
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Narmada (c) Delhi (d) elephant
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Godavari (c) river (d) Diwali
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Nepal (c) India (d) January
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Kenya (c) month (d) Friday
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Godavari (c) June (d) Diwali
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) city
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Sunday (c) Friday (d) India
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) month
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) book (c) pencil (d) Sunday
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) kite (c) girl (d) Aarav
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) city
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) girl (c) pencil (d) Holi
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Monday (c) Kaveri (d) June
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Friday (c) Nepal (d) Godavari
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) festival
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) festival
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) country
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) country
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) mango (c) girl (d) Onam
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) book (c) Onam (d) Nepal
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Meera (b) garden (c) festival (d) girl
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) festival (c) school (d) Karan
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) garden (c) Kaveri (d) festival
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) March (c) June (d) school
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) city
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) March (c) festival (d) Kaveri
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) river (c) month (d) kite
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) mango (c) train (d) Diya
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) March (c) boy (d) river
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) country
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) teacher (c) Kenya (d) pencil
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) teacher (c) festival (d) train
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Ganga (c) Kaveri (d) Kolkata
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) month
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) school (c) October (d) book
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) book (c) river (d) June
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Pune (c) kite (d) book
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) month (c) Yamuna (d) mango

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