Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 129 · 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) girl (b) Ganga (c) Yamuna (d) Jaipur
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) festival (c) ball (d) June
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Diwali (c) Japan (d) Jaipur
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) river (c) Sunday (d) June
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Kaveri (c) Holi (d) Delhi
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) festival
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) month
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) train (c) Dev (d) school
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Ganga (c) book (d) city
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Lucknow (c) book (d) Sunday
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) girl (c) Monday (d) pencil
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) school (c) teacher (d) book
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) kite (c) January (d) Pune
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) river (d) festival
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) city
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) teacher (c) garden (d) mango
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) month
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rahul (b) teacher (c) mango (d) boy
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Delhi (c) Japan (d) teacher
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) festival (c) Godavari (d) Monday
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) garden (c) Jaipur (d) teacher
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) country
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) elephant (c) January (d) Kolkata
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) festival (c) city (d) Rohan
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) month (d) river
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Mumbai (c) kite (d) month
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Chennai (c) ball (d) train
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diya (b) girl (c) garden (d) boy
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) city
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) city (c) mango (d) Yamuna
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) festival (c) Nisha (d) city
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Diwali (c) girl (d) pencil
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) river
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) garden (c) train (d) Nepal
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) mango (c) Holi (d) Narmada
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) girl (c) pencil (d) Manav
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Sunday (c) book (d) elephant
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) festival
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) garden (c) Vivaan (d) elephant

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