Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 999 · 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: March is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) day
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Kolkata (c) Holi (d) Pune
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) mango (c) India (d) Pune
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) book (c) June (d) Japan
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Kenya (c) Godavari (d) Holi
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) train (c) Sunday (d) festival
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) day
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) train (c) girl (d) Ganga
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) book (c) month (d) Arjun
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) garden (c) ball (d) Farhan
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Delhi (c) festival (d) Chennai
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) month
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) October (c) Ganga (d) school
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) day
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) pencil (c) Ganga (d) Narmada
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Holi (c) Diwali (d) river
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) month
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) city (c) month (d) Japan
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rahul (b) train (c) garden (d) boy
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) March (c) Yamuna (d) girl
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) teacher (c) Friday (d) month
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) day
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) kite (c) October (d) festival
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) festival (c) Rohan (d) ball
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) month
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Jaipur (c) boy (d) garden
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) month (c) Sneha (d) river
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) country (d) river
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) month
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Jaipur (c) Chennai (d) kite
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) India (c) Delhi (d) city
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) garden (c) boy (d) Zoya
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) festival
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) festival (c) kite (d) Isha
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) month (c) Pongal (d) teacher
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) elephant (c) Kunal (d) garden
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Ira (c) festival (d) boy
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) mango (c) Lucknow (d) train
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) elephant (c) school (d) Manav
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) festival

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