Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 950 · 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: Yamuna is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) day
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Narmada (c) city (d) teacher
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Jaipur (c) Holi (d) girl
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Ganga (c) Chennai (d) month
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) October (c) city (d) train
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) kite (c) Jaipur (d) train
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) teacher (c) Vivaan (d) ball
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) book (c) Monday (d) Kolkata
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) mango (c) ball (d) Pooja
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) river (c) teacher (d) Nisha
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) January (c) city (d) Narmada
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) June (c) train (d) month
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) garden (c) Onam (d) book
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Chennai (c) pencil (d) elephant
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) garden (c) Yamuna (d) month
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) country
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) festival
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Monday (c) garden (d) October
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Lucknow (c) pencil (d) January
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) day
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Eid (c) festival (d) Jaipur
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) month
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Narmada (c) Diwali (d) teacher
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) month
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) book (c) train (d) Riya
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) river (c) Godavari (d) train
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) train (c) river (d) Rohan
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) city
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) city
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) day
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) pencil (c) boy (d) Japan
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Omkar (b) train (c) river (d) festival
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) festival (c) month (d) Sunday
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) garden (c) city (d) Kenya
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) festival
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) month (c) Pune (d) festival
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) teacher (c) Delhi (d) river
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) pencil (c) ball (d) mango
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) river
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Mumbai (c) India (d) river

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