Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 135 · 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) boy (b) book (c) Vivaan (d) girl
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) kite (c) train (d) Yash
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ananya (b) mango (c) ball (d) kite
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Delhi (c) month (d) boy
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) river
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) January (c) Holi (d) Jaipur
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) garden (c) Rahul (d) mango
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Kabir (c) pencil (d) boy
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) ball (c) mango (d) boy
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) city
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Omkar (c) city (d) school
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Eid (c) Kenya (d) ball
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Mumbai (c) school (d) river
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Delhi (c) Kolkata (d) Pune
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Sunday (c) March (d) city
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) river
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) train (c) Japan (d) Onam
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Mumbai (c) school (d) Eid
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Chennai (c) garden (d) train
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) ball (c) pencil (d) Kolkata
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pooja (b) kite (c) pencil (d) garden
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) book (c) October (d) teacher
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) month
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) country
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) pencil (c) kite (d) girl
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) school (c) girl (d) book
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) day
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) January (c) Narmada (d) elephant
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) month
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) city (c) teacher (d) Pongal
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) river (c) elephant (d) Pune
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) teacher (c) pencil (d) city
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) boy (c) book (d) Ganga
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) festival
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Delhi (c) Godavari (d) festival
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) river
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) river
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) festival
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) pencil (c) Jaipur (d) school
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) teacher (c) elephant (d) Yamuna

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