Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 772 · 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) Japan (b) Chennai (c) city (d) India
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) school (c) Japan (d) Eid
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) teacher (c) month (d) Kabir
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) girl (c) Narmada (d) school
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Godavari (c) month (d) pencil
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) boy (c) elephant (d) Monday
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) river
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) garden (c) January (d) Sunday
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) mango (c) Pune (d) festival
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) country
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) girl (c) Mumbai (d) train
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) river
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) teacher (c) book (d) Aarav
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) festival
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) garden (c) Jaipur (d) mango
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) day
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) river (c) Onam (d) Mumbai
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) boy (c) Kolkata (d) kite
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) boy (c) festival (d) Diwali
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Priya (c) kite (d) garden
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Friday (c) Ganga (d) month
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Pune (c) Pongal (d) book
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Delhi (c) Holi (d) girl
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) January (c) Ganga (d) mango
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) pencil (c) Yash (d) kite
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) month (d) day
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) city
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Pooja (c) mango (d) book
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Kenya (c) Friday (d) Nepal
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) school (c) Pongal (d) kite
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Lucknow (c) Mumbai (d) pencil
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) teacher (c) Yamuna (d) book
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) river
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) city (c) ball (d) pencil
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) country
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Ganga (c) mango (d) teacher
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) day
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) pencil (c) Sunday (d) festival
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) boy (c) girl (d) Chennai
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) city (c) Omkar (d) elephant

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