Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 802 · 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) boy (b) pencil (c) Sneha (d) teacher
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) river
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Sunday (c) ball (d) Delhi
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) month
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) garden (c) kite (d) Diwali
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) India (c) Narmada (d) Yamuna
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) book (c) garden (d) October
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) festival
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) school (c) city (d) Rahul
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) day
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Eid (c) elephant (d) month
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) teacher (c) Godavari (d) pencil
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) girl (c) Jaipur (d) Godavari
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) girl (c) kite (d) Pune
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) June (c) teacher (d) girl
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) festival
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Pune (c) Friday (d) mango
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Farhan (b) teacher (c) river (d) mango
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) month
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) month (c) Narmada (d) Kenya
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) book (c) pencil (d) Chennai
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rohan (b) train (c) book (d) elephant
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) city
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) garden (c) pencil (d) festival
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) India (c) river (d) elephant
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) city (c) elephant (d) river
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Diwali (c) March (d) Delhi
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) day
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Friday (c) Eid (d) festival
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) India (c) garden (d) Diwali
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) mango (c) festival (d) Ira
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) country
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Yamuna (c) month (d) elephant
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) month (d) festival
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) day
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) teacher (c) Kaveri (d) elephant
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) country
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) girl (c) Diya (d) garden
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Lucknow (c) Onam (d) March
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) train (c) pencil (d) kite

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