Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 817 · 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) mango (b) Ananya (c) elephant (d) city
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) elephant (c) Japan (d) Holi
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Lucknow (c) January (d) June
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Onam (c) kite (d) garden
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Yamuna (c) Godavari (d) Kaveri
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) boy (c) river (d) garden
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) month
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) ball (c) kite (d) Myra
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) train (c) girl (d) Ganga
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) festival (c) kite (d) Vivaan
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) city
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Ganga (c) Jaipur (d) garden
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) train (c) boy (d) Delhi
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) day
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) river
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) pencil (c) Omkar (d) mango
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) school (c) garden (d) mango
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) festival
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) day
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) country
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) festival
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) river
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) day
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) country
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Onam (c) boy (d) Jaipur
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) river (c) Kolkata (d) Holi
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) girl (c) ball (d) Aisha
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Sunday (c) Kaveri (d) Eid
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) kite (c) ball (d) Diya
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) country
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Godavari (c) book (d) October
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) month
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Godavari (c) Monday (d) Onam
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) girl (c) Kunal (d) mango
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) river
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Tara (c) teacher (d) garden
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Mumbai (c) girl (d) ball
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) festival (c) Manav (d) river
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) city (c) Monday (d) March
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) city

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