Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 840 · 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) girl (b) Saanvi (c) pencil (d) elephant
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) city (c) Godavari (d) train
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Japan (c) Sunday (d) Chennai
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Ganga (c) elephant (d) teacher
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Sunday (c) March (d) Ganga
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) country
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) pencil (c) train (d) March
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Chennai (c) Nepal (d) train
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) day
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) festival
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) garden (c) Friday (d) Holi
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rahul (b) elephant (c) river (d) mango
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) country
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Jaipur (c) mango (d) school
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) country (d) festival
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) January (c) festival (d) Onam
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Pongal (c) Delhi (d) river
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) month
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) river (c) festival (d) Monday
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) city
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) girl (c) Holi (d) Kaveri
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) teacher (c) Neel (d) elephant
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) city
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Nepal (c) Friday (d) book
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Priya (c) pencil (d) train
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Mumbai (c) Japan (d) Pongal
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) river
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) garden (c) festival (d) Riya
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) garden (c) October (d) month
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) festival
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) river (d) festival
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) festival (c) Eid (d) elephant
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Yamuna (c) month (d) school
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) city
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) festival
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) city
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) month
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) mango (c) garden (d) boy
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Japan (c) book (d) school
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) pencil (c) garden (d) train

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