Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 686 · 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) month (b) ball (c) mango (d) Monday
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) girl (c) October (d) mango
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) country (d) city
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) garden (c) city (d) mango
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) month
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) country
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) festival (c) March (d) book
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Narmada (c) Japan (d) garden
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) ball (c) Isha (d) boy
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Karan (c) garden (d) city
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) river (c) Manav (d) girl
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) country
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Pune (c) Holi (d) Sunday
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) ball (c) Yamuna (d) Friday
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) elephant (c) Pooja (d) school
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) kite (c) book (d) river
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Farhan (b) girl (c) pencil (d) garden
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) river (c) city (d) Neel
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Kaveri (c) Sunday (d) city
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) girl (c) January (d) festival
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) girl (c) Chennai (d) Pongal
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Japan (c) Ganga (d) Godavari
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) country
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Lucknow (c) Delhi (d) boy
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) river (c) Sunday (d) Kolkata
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) month (d) river
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) festival
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) day
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Eid (c) Holi (d) train
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Mumbai (c) Yamuna (d) month
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) kite (c) January (d) Delhi
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) country
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Kunal (c) ball (d) kite
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) river (c) Narmada (d) girl
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) month (c) book (d) Pongal
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) river
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Sunday (c) Ganga (d) festival
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Diwali (c) teacher (d) Japan
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) city
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) month

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