Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 70 · 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: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) country
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) country
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) mango (c) Sunday (d) Onam
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Aarav (c) pencil (d) mango
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) city (c) Pongal (d) Yamuna
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) kite (c) March (d) Lucknow
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Kaveri (c) book (d) Godavari
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Mumbai (c) Jaipur (d) Ganga
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Jaipur (c) October (d) January
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) city
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) month
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Yamuna (c) train (d) Eid
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) elephant (c) ball (d) Vivaan
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) festival
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Diwali (c) March (d) teacher
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) month (d) city
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Nepal (c) kite (d) month
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) mango (c) Eid (d) ball
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) month
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Japan (c) Eid (d) river
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) festival (c) book (d) Yamuna
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) boy (c) Kavya (d) city
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) garden (c) Kolkata (d) ball
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) October (c) girl (d) Yamuna
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) month
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) country
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) festival
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) pencil (c) June (d) Chennai
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Yamuna (c) school (d) January
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) train (c) kite (d) ball
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) river
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) kite (c) mango (d) Godavari
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ishaan (b) girl (c) teacher (d) mango
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) June (c) Mumbai (d) Onam
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Diwali (c) festival (d) Onam
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) garden (c) kite (d) Meera
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Tara (c) pencil (d) mango
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) festival (c) pencil (d) mango
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) month (c) Lucknow (d) teacher

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