Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 993 · 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) garden (b) pencil (c) mango (d) Kabir
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) river (d) city
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) boy (c) Monday (d) month
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) elephant (c) ball (d) festival
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Delhi (c) Ganga (d) Pongal
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) month (c) Onam (d) Kenya
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) city
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Sunday (c) Delhi (d) river
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) country (d) city
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) festival (c) elephant (d) March
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) day
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) train (c) month (d) Lucknow
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) country
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) festival
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) teacher (c) Diwali (d) Monday
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Monday (c) Jaipur (d) ball
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) book (c) school (d) Kenya
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Kolkata (c) elephant (d) festival
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) kite (c) Dev (d) garden
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Rohan (c) festival (d) city
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) month
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) kite (c) Ganga (d) Lucknow
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) river (c) Sunday (d) month
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) teacher (c) river (d) India
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) country
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) month (c) Priya (d) garden
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) month
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Diya (c) mango (d) river
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Yamuna (c) pencil (d) train
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) day
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Omkar (b) city (c) month (d) ball
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) city (c) Saanvi (d) garden
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Eid (c) school (d) October
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) elephant (c) India (d) Kenya
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) river
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Eid (c) girl (d) elephant
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) garden (c) Ishaan (d) pencil
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) festival (c) Kaveri (d) teacher
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Narmada (c) Diwali (d) city
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Ganga (c) pencil (d) Diwali

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