Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 726 · 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) ball (c) book (d) Pongal
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Pune (c) kite (d) festival
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) January (c) Nepal (d) teacher
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Kaveri (c) Holi (d) pencil
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) river
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) country
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) month (c) Meera (d) ball
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Holi (c) June (d) Japan
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) city
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) country
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) day
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) festival
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) book (c) Delhi (d) January
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) elephant (c) train (d) Riya
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Eid (c) Sunday (d) Kenya
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Mumbai (c) city (d) Narmada
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) day
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) city
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Ananya (c) school (d) city
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) city (c) Monday (d) girl
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Onam (c) elephant (d) river
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) boy (c) Ganga (d) girl
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) country
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Friday (c) Kolkata (d) Mumbai
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) river
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) city (c) October (d) river
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) girl (c) month (d) Kolkata
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) day
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Ishaan (c) boy (d) city
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) mango (c) Priya (d) ball
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) day
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Japan (c) elephant (d) pencil
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Narmada (c) Chennai (d) garden
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) garden (c) Kunal (d) boy
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) school (c) Chennai (d) mango
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) boy (c) Mumbai (d) Kolkata
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) elephant (c) river (d) Omkar
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) kite (c) teacher (d) Neel
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Jaipur (c) kite (d) girl
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) river

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