Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 883 · 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) Ganga (b) elephant (c) school (d) river
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) month (c) school (d) Ananya
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) country
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) girl (c) Kolkata (d) boy
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Kolkata (c) festival (d) Kenya
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) river
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) river
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Japan (c) Pune (d) school
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) train (c) Pongal (d) month
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) ball (c) school (d) mango
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) day
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) festival
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) teacher (c) elephant (d) Isha
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Godavari (c) Jaipur (d) pencil
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Lucknow (c) garden (d) ball
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) month
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) March (c) river (d) Lucknow
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Nepal (c) month (d) India
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) country (d) city
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) city
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) pencil (c) city (d) teacher
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) city (c) Kenya (d) October
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Yamuna (c) city (d) school
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) June (c) Onam (d) elephant
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) India (c) Lucknow (d) Nepal
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) country
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Mumbai (c) mango (d) festival
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Pongal (c) kite (d) Holi
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) March (c) book (d) festival
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Onam (c) book (d) Kolkata
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) month
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) festival
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) elephant (c) festival (d) teacher
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) country
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) day
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) book (c) Nepal (d) festival
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) train (c) Farhan (d) river
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Aisha (c) kite (d) month
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) country
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) country

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