Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 90 · 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 common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) kite (c) Nepal (d) Mumbai
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) June (c) Lucknow (d) elephant
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Nepal (c) festival (d) ball
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) city (c) October (d) river
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) festival
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) country
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) boy (c) month (d) Meera
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) teacher (c) garden (d) Kunal
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) festival
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Onam (c) Godavari (d) Lucknow
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) river
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) river
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) day
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Pongal (c) garden (d) teacher
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) city
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) January (c) month (d) elephant
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) festival
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) pencil (c) Lucknow (d) Narmada
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sunday (b) girl (c) month (d) school
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) festival
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) festival
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) festival (c) Holi (d) India
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Jaipur (c) train (d) ball
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) river
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) book (c) Kavya (d) month
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Monday (c) garden (d) Onam
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) school (c) mango (d) Kaveri
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) city
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) garden (c) March (d) book
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) river (c) mango (d) Holi
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) festival (c) elephant (d) Eid
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) month
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) city
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) book (c) Sunday (d) June
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rohan (b) city (c) teacher (d) river
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) city
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Friday (c) river (d) October
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Diya (c) girl (d) garden
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Friday (c) pencil (d) kite
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) festival

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