Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 111 · 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 common noun? (a) October (b) school (c) Nepal (d) Godavari
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Diwali (c) ball (d) Holi
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) kite (c) Eid (d) teacher
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) ball (c) pencil (d) girl
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) city
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Friday (c) Narmada (d) pencil
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) book (c) Yamuna (d) Narmada
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) city
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) festival (c) Delhi (d) ball
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) garden (c) teacher (d) Yamuna
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) train (c) city (d) Kunal
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) month (c) Kaveri (d) pencil
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) boy (c) Eid (d) India
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) mango (c) teacher (d) Karan
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) month
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) river
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Eid (c) mango (d) Pune
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Friday (c) Monday (d) Kolkata
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) March (c) Nepal (d) garden
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) river
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) city
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) festival (c) pencil (d) Meera
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) month
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) river
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) month
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) book (c) Diwali (d) month
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) river (c) teacher (d) Ganga
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Friday (c) festival (d) girl
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) festival (c) girl (d) garden
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Neel (b) city (c) festival (d) elephant
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) girl (c) Ishaan (d) river
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Isha (c) school (d) elephant
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) ball (c) month (d) festival
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) mango (c) Saanvi (d) train
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) city
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Japan (c) teacher (d) train
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) month (c) Mumbai (d) city
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Chennai (c) elephant (d) March
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) month (c) book (d) Omkar
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) garden (c) boy (d) Monday

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