Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 754 · 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) city (b) Pune (c) Kolkata (d) Jaipur
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) river
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) train (c) city (d) Lucknow
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Chennai (c) India (d) Monday
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Mumbai (c) elephant (d) book
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) city
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Mumbai (c) train (d) Chennai
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) festival (c) June (d) January
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Diwali (c) Delhi (d) India
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) June (c) Japan (d) month
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) city
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) March (c) city (d) pencil
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) month
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aarav (b) mango (c) pencil (d) girl
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) month (d) day
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) garden (c) girl (d) Vivaan
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) day
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) school (c) pencil (d) Neel
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Chennai (c) ball (d) festival
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) city
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) garden (c) book (d) Holi
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) day (d) city
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) boy (c) Kavya (d) pencil
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) girl (c) boy (d) train
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aisha (b) ball (c) city (d) mango
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) month
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) festival
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) river
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Yamuna (c) month (d) train
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) teacher (c) train (d) Godavari
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) river (c) Japan (d) ball
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) city
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) school (c) girl (d) book
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) book (c) October (d) Pongal
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) day
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) month
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) garden (c) mango (d) Monday
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) mango (c) Friday (d) Jaipur
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pongal (b) boy (c) city (d) mango
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) river

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