Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 835 · 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: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) river
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) country
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Kolkata (c) girl (d) Kenya
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Delhi (c) month (d) school
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Godavari (c) Jaipur (d) Pongal
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) day
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) garden (c) girl (d) March
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Delhi (c) Jaipur (d) garden
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) elephant (c) Chennai (d) school
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) river
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) month
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) boy (c) girl (d) Kolkata
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) city (c) June (d) ball
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) India (c) city (d) Nepal
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Lucknow (c) Jaipur (d) Diwali
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) river
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) mango (c) school (d) Aisha
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) country
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) city
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) mango (c) garden (d) October
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) river
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Sunday (c) pencil (d) Mumbai
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) country
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) month
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) city (c) January (d) train
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) train (c) festival (d) Holi
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) festival (c) India (d) kite
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Arjun (b) train (c) river (d) mango
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) school (c) Friday (d) Yamuna
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Mumbai (c) month (d) kite
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) India (c) Pongal (d) ball
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Japan (c) India (d) Mumbai
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Ganga (c) January (d) elephant
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) ball (c) pencil (d) Manav
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) river
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Sunday (c) train (d) Yamuna
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) festival
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) river (d) month
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) month
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) day

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