Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 742 · 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) Mumbai (b) Japan (c) Onam (d) city
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Monday (c) Holi (d) girl
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) girl (c) Kolkata (d) train
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) festival
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Arjun (b) city (c) ball (d) mango
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) country
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) girl (c) train (d) Jaipur
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Kenya (c) train (d) Mumbai
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) month
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) river
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) festival
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Monday (c) boy (d) Lucknow
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Delhi (c) Holi (d) mango
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) month
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) city
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) teacher (c) girl (d) Pooja
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) day
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) country
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) teacher (c) garden (d) Riya
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) festival (c) Kunal (d) elephant
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) city
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) month
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) school (c) river (d) Eid
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) day
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) October (c) city (d) festival
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Mumbai (c) teacher (d) city
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) city
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) day
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) river (c) elephant (d) Rohan
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) month
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) country
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Lucknow (c) pencil (d) Mumbai
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) girl (c) festival (d) Sunday
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Lucknow (c) Pongal (d) Ganga
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) festival
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Pune (c) garden (d) month
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Yamuna (c) garden (d) Chennai
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) girl (c) Kenya (d) train
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) garden (c) city (d) Nepal
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) train (c) Kavya (d) ball

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