Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 77 · 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.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) festival
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) book (c) girl (d) festival
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) March (c) Sunday (d) kite
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Lucknow (c) Chennai (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) festival (c) kite (d) Friday
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) city
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) festival
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Sunday (c) river (d) Jaipur
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) October (c) teacher (d) Pune
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) school (c) Friday (d) Kenya
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) festival
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) city
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) month
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) festival
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Eid (c) Godavari (d) month
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) month
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Delhi (c) elephant (d) Godavari
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Friday (c) Nepal (d) ball
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) country
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) festival
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) festival (c) river (d) Ganga
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) teacher (c) Kenya (d) river
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) month (c) Aisha (d) boy
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) March (c) festival (d) Diwali
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) book (c) month (d) Ananya
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) ball (c) elephant (d) January
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) river
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) month
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) month
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) month (c) boy (d) pencil
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kabir (b) elephant (c) river (d) boy
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Onam (c) Monday (d) Ganga
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) river
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) ball (c) garden (d) pencil
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) train (c) Tara (d) mango
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) month
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) teacher (c) school (d) elephant
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) city
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) elephant (c) garden (d) month
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) garden (c) kite (d) boy

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