Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 78 · 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: October is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) country
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) elephant (c) Delhi (d) India
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Sunday (c) Pune (d) month
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Chennai (c) river (d) Onam
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Yamuna (c) Pune (d) girl
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Aisha (c) train (d) garden
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) school (c) Kolkata (d) Friday
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Japan (c) Chennai (d) Delhi
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Diwali (c) Eid (d) mango
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) city (c) Kabir (d) festival
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Nepal (c) Japan (d) Delhi
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Monday (c) Pongal (d) Mumbai
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) girl (c) school (d) Kolkata
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) mango (c) October (d) pencil
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Mumbai (c) ball (d) book
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) city
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) day
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) school (c) Pongal (d) kite
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) book (c) train (d) mango
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) kite (c) Sunday (d) teacher
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) river
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) river
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) pencil (c) Ishaan (d) ball
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) festival
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) month
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) India (c) Yamuna (d) Lucknow
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) day
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) festival
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) teacher (c) Aditya (d) city
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Saanvi (b) ball (c) month (d) book
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Delhi (c) Yamuna (d) book
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) city (c) Ganga (d) pencil
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) boy (c) ball (d) Chennai
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) city (c) festival (d) Farhan
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Friday (c) river (d) school
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) month (d) river
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) festival
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) city
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) garden (c) city (d) Lucknow
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kaveri (b) month (c) boy (d) book

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