Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 748 · 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) Sunday (b) Holi (c) Pune (d) girl
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) river
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) January (c) ball (d) Nepal
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) train (c) Pongal (d) elephant
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) city
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) book (c) mango (d) Myra
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) city (c) Holi (d) Jaipur
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) month
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Onam (c) school (d) festival
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) month
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Chennai (c) pencil (d) January
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) festival
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) river (c) teacher (d) Kenya
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Ishaan (c) kite (d) festival
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) school (c) mango (d) Dev
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) school (c) January (d) train
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) June (c) Japan (d) Kaveri
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) city
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) girl (c) Yash (d) school
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) elephant (c) Diwali (d) Ganga
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Lucknow (c) book (d) June
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) ball (c) teacher (d) Ananya
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) train (c) Sunday (d) Kolkata
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) boy (c) Zoya (d) elephant
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) festival
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) garden (c) March (d) Chennai
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) river (c) teacher (d) Chennai
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) city
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) city
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) school (c) Tara (d) river
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) river (d) festival
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) month
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) teacher (c) boy (d) river
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) teacher (c) Chennai (d) Nepal
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Isha (c) train (d) kite
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Kabir (c) school (d) garden
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) October (c) kite (d) book
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) river
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) river (d) city

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