Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 943 · 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) city (b) Japan (c) Jaipur (d) January
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) teacher (c) festival (d) train
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) elephant (c) Kavya (d) school
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) month (c) Pongal (d) kite
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) pencil (c) garden (d) Monday
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) river
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) Friday
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) festival (c) Ananya (d) school
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) ball (c) Yamuna (d) garden
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) river
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) month (c) teacher (d) Ganga
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Nepal (c) girl (d) pencil
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) March (c) kite (d) city
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) mango (c) river (d) October
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Neel (b) mango (c) river (d) book
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Eid (c) Pune (d) Monday
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) festival
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Kenya (c) March (d) river
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) month
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) country
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) river
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) teacher (c) city (d) Eid
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) book (c) Yamuna (d) Delhi
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) pencil (c) elephant (d) Yash
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) ball (c) Godavari (d) river
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) pencil (c) Rahul (d) mango
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Chennai (c) garden (d) elephant
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Kolkata (c) Chennai (d) girl
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) June (c) Onam (d) Jaipur
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Isha (b) kite (c) month (d) girl
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Kenya (c) train (d) Mumbai
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) month
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) day
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Kolkata (c) Pune (d) teacher
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) country
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) month
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) city
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) pencil (c) kite (d) Saanvi
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Holi (c) river (d) book

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