Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 854 · 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) Aarav (b) month (c) river (d) garden
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Godavari (c) train (d) Monday
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) month (c) girl (d) Pune
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Delhi (c) festival (d) March
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) day
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Eid (c) kite (d) ball
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) month
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) mango (c) Narmada (d) city
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) ball (c) Yamuna (d) kite
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) pencil (c) festival (d) Onam
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) day
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) month
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) day
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) October (c) Yamuna (d) June
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Dev (b) festival (c) elephant (d) boy
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) pencil (c) Jaipur (d) Holi
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) country
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) garden (c) Monday (d) mango
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) day
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) day
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) ball (c) city (d) school
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) river
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) day
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) teacher (c) kite (d) Kaveri
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) January (c) Onam (d) Yamuna
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) festival
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Kaveri (c) October (d) garden
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) book (c) festival (d) Godavari
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) kite (c) teacher (d) river
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) January (c) pencil (d) teacher
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Monday (c) Ganga (d) March
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) boy (c) Pongal (d) ball
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) day
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) city (c) Lucknow (d) boy
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) month (c) city (d) Farhan
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) garden (c) festival (d) Nepal
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) train (c) Ganga (d) boy
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) day (d) river
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) river (c) book (d) October
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) river

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