Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 708 · 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) ball (b) river (c) Kunal (d) teacher
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) country
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) river (c) June (d) pencil
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) boy (c) Godavari (d) Jaipur
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) festival
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Delhi (c) Yamuna (d) Kolkata
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) river (c) October (d) Mumbai
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) month (d) day
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) June (c) ball (d) Lucknow
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ishaan (b) festival (c) school (d) kite
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) month (c) garden (d) Meera
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) festival
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Narmada (c) girl (d) festival
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) girl (c) teacher (d) Lucknow
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) girl (c) festival (d) Priya
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) elephant (c) Jaipur (d) train
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Lucknow (c) city (d) Diwali
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) festival
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) teacher (c) Onam (d) river
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) festival (c) Friday (d) boy
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pongal (b) pencil (c) mango (d) school
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Onam (c) Pune (d) October
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) kite (c) Sneha (d) river
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) festival
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Lucknow (c) Kenya (d) festival
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) garden (c) city (d) Diwali
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) kite (c) festival (d) Mumbai
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) festival (c) ball (d) train
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) festival
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) festival
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) city
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Japan (c) train (d) boy
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Narmada (c) Chennai (d) girl
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) pencil (c) Narmada (d) Monday
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) river
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) day
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) city
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) boy (c) girl (d) October
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) Kolkata

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