Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 707 · 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) book (c) Pooja (d) pencil
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) school (c) boy (d) festival
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Vivaan (c) teacher (d) train
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) month
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) river (c) Monday (d) festival
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) city (c) Rohan (d) festival
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Lucknow (c) kite (d) Ganga
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) Yamuna
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) mango (c) Ganga (d) Sunday
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) teacher (c) January (d) mango
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) elephant (c) school (d) Lucknow
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) river
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) mango (c) boy (d) Kabir
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Sunday (c) Godavari (d) Kenya
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) city
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Japan (c) train (d) festival
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) day
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) country
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Delhi (c) river (d) train
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) festival
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) river
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) month
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kaveri (b) river (c) school (d) girl
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) country
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) city (c) Holi (d) Eid
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) train (c) month (d) elephant
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) city
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Yamuna (c) January (d) garden
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Friday (c) Jaipur (d) Pune
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) river (c) Mumbai (d) girl
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) river (c) Pune (d) Nepal
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) pencil (c) June (d) festival
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) festival
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) month (c) Kunal (d) school
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) river
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Riya (c) boy (d) ball
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Omkar (b) month (c) elephant (d) train
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) month (d) river
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) day
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) country (d) city

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