Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 776 · 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 proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) city (c) girl (d) pencil
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) river
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Delhi (c) Kaveri (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) school (c) Kavya (d) festival
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) book (c) mango (d) Diwali
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) book (c) Diwali (d) Ganga
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Ganga (c) river (d) school
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) school (c) Diya (d) mango
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Friday (c) Ganga (d) pencil
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) festival
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Friday (c) March (d) Jaipur
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Mumbai (c) Jaipur (d) Friday
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) garden (c) Nepal (d) girl
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Zoya (c) train (d) elephant
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) festival
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) ball (c) teacher (d) Eid
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) country
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) June (c) school (d) ball
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Myra (c) city (d) school
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Holi (c) river (d) June
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Pongal (c) boy (d) elephant
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Delhi (c) Jaipur (d) girl
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) city (c) Isha (d) garden
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) city
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Lucknow (c) school (d) January
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Vivaan (b) month (c) river (d) kite
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) month (c) Mumbai (d) Nepal
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) country
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) city (c) mango (d) Onam
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) country
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Chennai (c) ball (d) Narmada
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Ananya (c) city (d) girl
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) elephant (c) ball (d) Holi
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) March (c) month (d) school
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Yamuna (c) city (d) boy
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) festival (c) Monday (d) city
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Onam (c) Eid (d) January
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Monday (c) Onam (d) June
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Kenya (c) Kolkata (d) Sunday
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) month (c) festival (d) Tara

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