Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 861 · 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) garden (b) festival (c) teacher (d) Myra
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Diwali (c) Godavari (d) kite
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) kite (c) Aisha (d) girl
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) festival
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Kabir (c) month (d) boy
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) country
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Jaipur (c) elephant (d) Pune
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) festival (c) book (d) June
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) month
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Karan (b) ball (c) festival (d) train
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Zoya (b) school (c) boy (d) river
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) festival
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) river
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Mumbai (c) boy (d) Sunday
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) garden (c) book (d) Kenya
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) country (d) city
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Japan (c) festival (d) Monday
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) June (c) mango (d) Kolkata
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) month
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) January (c) school (d) teacher
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) girl (c) Friday (d) festival
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Friday (c) Onam (d) ball
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) city (c) Monday (d) book
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) book (c) school (d) March
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Pune (c) Mumbai (d) Kaveri
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) festival
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Holi (c) Kenya (d) school
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) festival (c) Japan (d) pencil
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) day
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) day
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Ganga (c) book (d) mango
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) India (c) Kolkata (d) teacher
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) festival (c) girl (d) Kaveri
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) kite (c) mango (d) Diya
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Japan (c) June (d) month
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Eid (c) Pongal (d) pencil
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) girl (c) Kavya (d) ball
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) day
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) kite (c) Lucknow (d) pencil
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) river

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