English Grammar • Nouns • Class 4 to Class 8

Common and Proper Nouns Worksheet with Answers

Free printable common and proper nouns worksheet with full answer key. Classify, fix capitals, fill blanks and rewrite. Fresh sentences throughout. Class 4 to 8, O Level, IGCSE, Matric.

Free PDF Answer Key Included O Level • IGCSE • Matric Print Ready

💡 The Rule

A common noun names any person, place, animal or thing in general. It does not begin with a capital letter (unless it starts a sentence): city, river, doctor, bridge.

A proper noun names one specific person, place, organisation or event. It always begins with a capital letter: Multan, Dr Rania, Microsoft, Eid.

Quick test: Is it a specific, one-of-a-kind name? Capitalise it. Is it a general category? Do not capitalise it.

ACommon or Proper?Classification

Write C for common noun or P for proper noun beside each word.

1bridge

2Thames

3scientist

4Fatima

5mountain

6Himalaya

7country

8Japan

9library

10NASA

11season

12March

BFix the CapitalsError Correction

Each sentence has one capitalisation error. Find it, cross it out, and write the correction above it.

1My aunt lives in a small house near the ganges river.

2The young Pilot flew her aircraft over the desert for the first time.

3We watched the sunset from a Cliff near cape town.

4The new hospital was built next to the multan railway station.

5She was born on the fourth day of april in a quiet village.

6The space Agency announced the discovery of a new planet last thursday.

CFill in the BlanksWord Bank

Use one proper noun from the box to complete each sentence. Use each only once.

Proper Noun Box GangesWednesdayTariq BerlinSamsungAugust SaharaPeshawar

1The is one of the largest deserts on Earth.

2 is the capital city of Germany.

3Her phone was made by .

4The river flows through the heart of India.

5 is a historic city in the north-west of Pakistan.

6The summer festival takes place every year in .

7 won first prize at the regional science exhibition.

8The school reopens on the first of the new term.

DPassage: Find and ListPassage-Based

Read the passage and answer the questions below.

Last Saturday, Kamran and his father drove to Quetta to visit the famous Hanna Lake. Their guide, a cheerful man named Junaid, pointed out rare birds and named the trees and plants along the path. They stopped at a small stall and bought dried fruits and local honey. By evening, both returned home with full bags and happy smiles.

1Write all the proper nouns from the passage:

2Write four common nouns from the passage:

3Which proper noun names a specific place (not a person)?

EReplace and RewriteO Level / Matric Style

Follow the instructions for each task.

1Replace each underlined proper noun with a suitable common noun and rewrite the sentence:
On Saturday, Nadia bought a new Samsung tablet from a shop in Berlin.

2Replace each underlined common noun with a specific proper noun and rewrite:
A student visited a city near a famous river.

3Write one sentence that contains both a common noun and a proper noun. Underline the proper noun.

✅ Answer Key - Common and Proper Nouns

Section A

1.C 2.P 3.C 4.P 5.C 6.P 7.C 8.P 9.C 10.P 11.C 12.P

Section B

1.Ganges

2.pilot (lowercase)

3.Cape Town

4.Multan

5.April

6.agency (lowercase), Thursday

Section C

1.Sahara 2.Berlin 3.Samsung 4.Ganges 5.Peshawar 6.August 7.Tariq 8.Wednesday

Section D

1.Saturday, Kamran, Quetta, Hanna Lake, Junaid

2.father, guide, man, birds, trees, plants, stall, fruits, honey, evening, bags, smiles (any four)

3.Quetta, Hanna Lake

Section E (sample answers)

1.On a day of the week, a girl bought a new tablet from a shop in a city.

2.Fatima visited Peshawar near the famous Kabul River.(Accept any suitable proper nouns)

3.The teacher at our school is named Mr Tariq.