Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

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

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