Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 94 · 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) Pongal (b) Chennai (c) Nepal (d) school
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Chennai (c) month (d) kite
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) river
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Holi (c) Nepal (d) Pune
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) river
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) girl (c) mango (d) Aisha
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) river
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Ganga (c) Kolkata (d) Pongal
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) country
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) girl (c) elephant (d) Pooja
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) January (b) pencil (c) garden (d) festival
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) month (c) Kenya (d) festival
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) elephant (c) school (d) mango
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) school (c) girl (d) kite
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Nepal (c) Jaipur (d) book
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) month
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) month (c) festival (d) Japan
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) teacher (c) mango (d) Pune
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) October (c) city (d) garden
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Saanvi (b) book (c) garden (d) school
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) month
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) boy (c) ball (d) Monday
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) river
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) country
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) country
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) city (c) Ira (d) month
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) river
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) day
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) city
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) ball (c) book (d) Lucknow
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Holi (c) girl (d) June
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) boy (c) school (d) Kolkata
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Mumbai (c) elephant (d) June
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Meera (b) girl (c) month (d) school
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) girl (c) Ganga (d) garden
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) day
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) festival
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) festival
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Ganga (c) mango (d) Nepal
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) day

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