Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 73 · 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) Nepal (b) city (c) girl (d) book
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) day
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Yamuna (c) train (d) teacher
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Neel (c) kite (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) elephant (c) train (d) Monday
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) boy (c) month (d) kite
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) teacher (c) ball (d) river
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) teacher (c) Karan (d) train
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) river (c) Jaipur (d) book
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) river (c) January (d) book
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Monday (c) Chennai (d) Ganga
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) country
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Diwali (c) mango (d) train
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Rahul (c) teacher (d) boy
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) pencil (c) Japan (d) Godavari
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) day
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) city
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) book (c) Kolkata (d) festival
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) school (c) ball (d) Eid
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) girl (c) Kabir (d) pencil
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Priya (c) elephant (d) train
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Eid (c) Delhi (d) book
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) day
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Holi (c) river (d) Pune
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) teacher (c) mango (d) Lucknow
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) June (c) Chennai (d) Narmada
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Japan (c) June (d) mango
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) month
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) garden (c) kite (d) girl
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) girl (c) river (d) Isha
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) June (c) girl (d) month
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Friday (c) book (d) train
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) teacher (c) boy (d) Onam
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) country
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Dev (b) city (c) boy (d) month
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) city
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) country
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Diwali (c) Mumbai (d) Delhi
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) day
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Pune (c) January (d) Delhi

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