Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 903 · 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.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) day
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Vivaan (b) mango (c) month (d) kite
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Narmada (c) train (d) girl
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Farhan (c) pencil (d) train
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) country
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) river
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) country
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) festival
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) month (c) Japan (d) river
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) festival
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) mango (c) girl (d) Sunday
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) train (c) girl (d) Pune
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Eid (c) October (d) Kaveri
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) June (c) Chennai (d) mango
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Eid (c) Ganga (d) October
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Diwali (c) Eid (d) month
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) boy (c) girl (d) Holi
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) train (c) mango (d) Aarav
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Delhi (c) Japan (d) book
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) festival
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) mango (c) city (d) June
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) March (c) Diwali (d) Kenya
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) October (c) Japan (d) festival
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) country
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Chennai (c) river (d) Ganga
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) river (d) festival
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) country
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Sneha (c) garden (d) boy
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Monday (c) Delhi (d) pencil
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pooja (b) school (c) book (d) month
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) festival (c) Delhi (d) kite
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) March (c) elephant (d) festival
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) festival
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) day
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) city (c) Nepal (d) girl
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) elephant (c) mango (d) Yamuna
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) train (c) mango (d) January
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Onam (c) Jaipur (d) girl
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) school (c) Jaipur (d) Yamuna

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