Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 160 · 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) Japan (b) Kaveri (c) boy (d) Narmada
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) elephant (c) Saanvi (d) boy
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) day
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Jaipur (c) Eid (d) mango
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) month (c) Mumbai (d) girl
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) school (c) Friday (d) Yamuna
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Chennai (c) Onam (d) book
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) girl (c) kite (d) mango
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Arjun (b) girl (c) ball (d) festival
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Narmada (c) Monday (d) teacher
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) teacher (c) Kolkata (d) girl
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Friday (c) river (d) city
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) garden (c) Farhan (d) ball
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) city (c) March (d) girl
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) river
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Pune (c) Kenya (d) Delhi
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) city
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) city
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) boy (c) Onam (d) train
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) elephant (c) Pune (d) girl
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diya (b) ball (c) city (d) festival
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) river
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) city (c) Japan (d) river
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) city (c) teacher (d) Godavari
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) girl (c) city (d) Aditya
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) river (c) October (d) elephant
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) girl (c) Yamuna (d) river
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) pencil (c) Pooja (d) month
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Delhi (c) city (d) January
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) month
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) festival
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) city
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) elephant (c) Kenya (d) January
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) March (c) Ganga (d) Japan
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) month
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) month
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) river (c) June (d) Jaipur
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) month
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) elephant (c) festival (d) Ganga
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) month (c) festival (d) Diwali

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