Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 733 · 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) Omkar (b) elephant (c) pencil (d) girl
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) month
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) mango (c) school (d) Ganga
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) month (c) October (d) Jaipur
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) day
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pongal (b) month (c) garden (d) city
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) day
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Diwali (c) pencil (d) girl
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) festival (c) Diwali (d) Yamuna
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) garden (c) boy (d) Chennai
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) day
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) river
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Kenya (c) boy (d) Friday
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) month (c) river (d) school
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) book (c) Kolkata (d) India
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) country
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) month
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) elephant (c) Sunday (d) Chennai
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) festival
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Delhi (c) pencil (d) Kolkata
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Diwali (c) June (d) kite
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) country
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) garden (c) Kaveri (d) month
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) river
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) month
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) boy (c) Yamuna (d) river
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) month (d) river
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) festival (c) October (d) girl
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) elephant (c) Sneha (d) train
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Sunday (c) Mumbai (d) Delhi
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) girl (c) elephant (d) Kolkata
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) kite (c) elephant (d) Holi
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) June (c) ball (d) month
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) mango (c) Nepal (d) city
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) city
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) month
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) festival (c) Narmada (d) girl
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) boy (c) girl (d) festival
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pooja (b) pencil (c) garden (d) girl
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) boy (c) pencil (d) mango

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