Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 735 · 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) Narmada (b) garden (c) Chennai (d) Godavari
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) festival
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) river
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Lucknow (c) Ganga (d) mango
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) river
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) day
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) city (c) Mumbai (d) garden
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Farhan (c) mango (d) teacher
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) March (c) Mumbai (d) Pongal
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Lucknow (c) boy (d) book
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) boy (c) Kolkata (d) Pune
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) ball (c) Ganga (d) Kenya
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) school (c) Chennai (d) month
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Japan (c) Nepal (d) Diwali
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) month
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) city
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Manav (b) school (c) elephant (d) river
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Eid (c) Kenya (d) Yamuna
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) month
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) river
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) river (c) Sneha (d) mango
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) river
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Kenya (c) boy (d) garden
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) day
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) city
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) river
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) January (c) mango (d) city
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) month
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) school (c) Diya (d) book
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) teacher (c) mango (d) pencil
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) day
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) city (c) garden (d) Aarav
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) festival (c) boy (d) Aditya
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Jaipur (c) January (d) teacher
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) book (c) India (d) elephant
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) ball (c) pencil (d) Zoya
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) garden (c) Arjun (d) ball
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) pencil (c) girl (d) Isha
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) October (c) river (d) train
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Japan (c) book (d) festival

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