Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 688 · 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) mango (b) month (c) girl (d) Vivaan
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) day
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) city (c) Arjun (d) pencil
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) city
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) month
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Yamuna (c) garden (d) March
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) country
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) train (c) month (d) city
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) river (c) month (d) boy
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) month (d) city
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) ball (c) kite (d) mango
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) festival
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Eid (c) Pongal (d) June
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Godavari (c) Narmada (d) Pune
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) pencil (c) kite (d) Japan
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) river
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) girl (c) boy (d) Holi
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Delhi (c) river (d) Diwali
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Pongal (c) festival (d) book
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Nepal (c) Kenya (d) Lucknow
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) country
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) month (d) river
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) India (c) Jaipur (d) city
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Nepal (c) teacher (d) Pune
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Yamuna (c) festival (d) Delhi
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) month
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) day
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Ishaan (c) river (d) kite
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Godavari (c) month (d) Kolkata
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Friday (c) book (d) Sunday
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) month
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) day
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) river
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) January (c) mango (d) Eid
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) January (c) elephant (d) train
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) day
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Mumbai (c) girl (d) Diwali
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) January (c) boy (d) Jaipur
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Yamuna (c) Sunday (d) school
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Rohan (c) garden (d) elephant

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