Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 938 · 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) festival (b) garden (c) elephant (d) Jaipur
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Kolkata (c) Jaipur (d) India
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Farhan (c) school (d) city
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) ball (c) Vivaan (d) pencil
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Onam (c) kite (d) Sunday
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) city
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Sneha (c) mango (d) book
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) city (c) teacher (d) Nisha
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Kenya (c) March (d) book
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) month
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) book (c) elephant (d) Rahul
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) river (c) Godavari (d) ball
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) train (c) Narmada (d) pencil
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) train (c) month (d) teacher
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) city
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Onam (c) river (d) Narmada
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) March (c) Eid (d) train
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) city
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) garden (c) teacher (d) Manav
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) January (b) teacher (c) month (d) city
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) elephant (c) Mumbai (d) Lucknow
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) kite (c) month (d) Kaveri
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) river
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) country
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Pongal (c) Onam (d) January
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) day
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) ball (c) pencil (d) Kenya
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) elephant (c) festival (d) train
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) river (c) October (d) kite
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) river
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) June (b) pencil (c) festival (d) ball
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) river
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Kolkata (c) Kaveri (d) ball
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) elephant (c) month (d) ball
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) month
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) country
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) country (d) river
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) festival
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) city
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) city

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