Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 758 · 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) June (c) Yamuna (d) festival
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) garden (c) book (d) Japan
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) day
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) January (c) city (d) Sunday
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Pune (c) Jaipur (d) Holi
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) river (c) Tara (d) festival
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) festival
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) January (b) teacher (c) mango (d) month
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Kolkata (c) kite (d) month
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Pune (c) girl (d) school
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Omkar (b) boy (c) girl (d) month
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Kaveri (c) girl (d) Ganga
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) day
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) day (d) city
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) festival
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Jaipur (c) Sunday (d) Chennai
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) month
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) river
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Holi (c) Delhi (d) garden
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) Delhi
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Ishaan (c) school (d) book
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) day
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) boy (c) March (d) January
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Ira (c) river (d) train
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) mango (c) Narmada (d) Kolkata
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) country
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) ball (c) girl (d) Jaipur
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) girl (c) June (d) kite
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) month (d) city
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) city (c) festival (d) Monday
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) ball (c) kite (d) Ganga
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) city
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) kite (c) girl (d) Friday
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) country
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) city
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Diwali (c) Eid (d) train
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) day
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) ball (c) Japan (d) India
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) train (c) pencil (d) Godavari
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) day

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