Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 732 · 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) river (c) mango (d) Monday
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) month (c) Friday (d) teacher
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) pencil (c) March (d) kite
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) day
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) kite (c) Pongal (d) Delhi
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) garden (c) January (d) Yamuna
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) girl (c) Nepal (d) mango
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Kenya (c) book (d) Friday
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) festival
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Jaipur (c) Narmada (d) festival
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) country
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) October (c) boy (d) Chennai
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) train (c) Delhi (d) Yamuna
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) mango (c) January (d) pencil
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Priya (b) teacher (c) school (d) month
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) girl (c) Delhi (d) school
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Myra (c) ball (d) city
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Kabir (c) teacher (d) kite
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) country
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) mango (c) pencil (d) city
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Kenya (c) Pune (d) month
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) day
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) river
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) June (c) Lucknow (d) city
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) girl (c) Friday (d) Mumbai
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) river
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Pune (c) month (d) festival
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) river
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) kite (c) month (d) Lucknow
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) country
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) girl (c) month (d) Ishaan
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ira (b) girl (c) boy (d) mango
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) city (c) river (d) Japan
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) city
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) city
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Sunday (c) Delhi (d) Yamuna
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Manav (c) train (d) school
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aisha (b) mango (c) city (d) river
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) month
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) river

Free english grammar lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-grammar