Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 727 · 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 common noun? (a) June (b) Kaveri (c) Kolkata (d) city
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) city
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) January (c) Ganga (d) month
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) kite (c) Kabir (d) girl
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Lucknow (c) March (d) garden
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) river
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Onam (c) March (d) Godavari
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) mango (c) Kolkata (d) pencil
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) day (d) month
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Kaveri (c) Jaipur (d) river
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) mango (c) festival (d) girl
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Mumbai (c) book (d) kite
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) day
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) teacher (c) October (d) festival
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) boy (c) river (d) Kenya
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) kite (c) Dev (d) elephant
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) month (c) Ishaan (d) ball
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Jaipur (c) festival (d) Friday
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) ball (c) river (d) book
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Tara (c) book (d) pencil
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) country
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) city
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) river
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) book (c) March (d) October
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) country
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) month
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) elephant (c) month (d) city
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Ganga (c) ball (d) month
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) day
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) day
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) boy (c) Holi (d) Pune
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aarav (b) mango (c) city (d) elephant
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) mango (c) Monday (d) pencil
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) India (c) June (d) elephant
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) boy (c) school (d) Pongal
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Mumbai (c) Kolkata (d) train
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) June (c) Kenya (d) girl
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) city
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Pune (c) Chennai (d) Kolkata
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Holi (c) pencil (d) Kaveri

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