Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 875 · 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) Lucknow (b) school (c) ball (d) pencil
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) school (c) Myra (d) ball
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) day
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) day
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) city
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Yamuna (c) Onam (d) elephant
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) city
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) month (c) Onam (d) garden
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Monday (c) month (d) Delhi
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) girl (c) October (d) Lucknow
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Pongal (c) India (d) Chennai
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) boy (c) Rohan (d) school
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) festival
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) month (d) festival
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Onam (c) March (d) Pune
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) festival
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Mumbai (c) boy (d) Diwali
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) day
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) pencil (c) Ganga (d) teacher
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Chennai (c) pencil (d) boy
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Ganga (c) train (d) Yamuna
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) mango (c) train (d) Zoya
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) month (c) garden (d) October
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) girl (c) boy (d) festival
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) festival
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) festival (c) Riya (d) mango
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) month (c) book (d) kite
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Eid (c) girl (d) train
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Ganga (c) Japan (d) city
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) garden (c) kite (d) school
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Holi (c) October (d) pencil
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) day
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) book (c) Tara (d) girl
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) kite (c) month (d) Omkar
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) month (c) city (d) Arjun
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) teacher (c) India (d) Eid
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) city
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) month
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) city
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) mango (c) ball (d) pencil

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