Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 995 · 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) girl (b) month (c) Arjun (d) pencil
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Sunday (c) Ganga (d) school
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) month
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) festival
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Monday (c) Kolkata (d) boy
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kaveri (b) mango (c) school (d) book
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) month
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Godavari (c) river (d) Lucknow
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Jaipur (c) Pongal (d) girl
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) India (c) boy (d) festival
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) festival
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Yamuna (c) October (d) month
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Kaveri (c) Japan (d) elephant
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Japan (c) festival (d) book
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) pencil (c) teacher (d) Karan
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) month (d) city
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Sneha (c) school (d) train
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Friday (c) Japan (d) festival
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) river
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) teacher (c) mango (d) Monday
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) girl (c) Sunday (d) boy
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) city
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) country
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) girl (c) garden (d) Pune
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) pencil (c) book (d) October
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Kenya (c) Ganga (d) Pune
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) river
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) festival
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) pencil (c) Kolkata (d) Onam
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) train (c) ball (d) Priya
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) festival
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Kolkata (c) India (d) book
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) teacher (c) Aditya (d) ball
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) river
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) festival
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) ball (c) city (d) Diwali
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) book (c) mango (d) Lucknow
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kunal (b) book (c) school (d) month
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) pencil (c) ball (d) Meera
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) river

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