Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 806 · 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) Ganga (b) month (c) garden (d) river
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) garden (c) pencil (d) mango
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) city (c) Vivaan (d) kite
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Lucknow (c) Holi (d) city
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) festival
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Monday (c) garden (d) kite
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) month
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) January (c) school (d) city
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) month
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Holi (c) festival (d) Ganga
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Delhi (c) Friday (d) boy
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) October (c) June (d) garden
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) city
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) school (c) Sunday (d) mango
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Pongal (c) Holi (d) kite
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) train (c) Nepal (d) girl
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) pencil (c) Kaveri (d) Narmada
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Kaveri (c) Narmada (d) river
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Pongal (c) Pune (d) elephant
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) river
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) river (c) Jaipur (d) festival
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) ball (c) Kolkata (d) Delhi
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) mango (c) Pune (d) Kolkata
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) festival
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) ball (c) Meera (d) garden
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) elephant (c) Pune (d) city
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) book (c) Mumbai (d) teacher
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) teacher (c) school (d) elephant
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) festival
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) country
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Japan (c) Narmada (d) Ganga
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) garden (c) pencil (d) Rohan
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Arjun (b) festival (c) teacher (d) girl
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) mango (c) Aarav (d) boy
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Kaveri (c) boy (d) pencil
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) city
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) city
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) day
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) month (c) garden (d) Japan
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) garden (c) train (d) Pongal

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