Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 200 · 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) book (b) kite (c) Kaveri (d) river
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) kite (c) Lucknow (d) Pune
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) mango (c) month (d) Lucknow
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Yamuna (c) river (d) festival
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Diya (c) kite (d) festival
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) river
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) festival
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Mumbai (c) festival (d) boy
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) day
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Eid (c) Yamuna (d) Kolkata
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Kolkata (c) pencil (d) March
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Eid (c) Kaveri (d) Narmada
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) country
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) festival (c) Omkar (d) school
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) pencil (c) river (d) Diwali
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Isha (b) month (c) elephant (d) river
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) day
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) day
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) festival (c) Godavari (d) book
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) teacher (c) Chennai (d) festival
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) January (c) school (d) mango
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Lucknow (c) Pongal (d) ball
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Kaveri (c) train (d) Onam
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Farhan (c) kite (d) boy
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) mango (c) teacher (d) Pune
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) festival
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) river
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) city (c) river (d) girl
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Holi (c) city (d) pencil
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) river
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) garden (c) month (d) Ishaan
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) girl (c) Diwali (d) March
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) mango (c) train (d) Aarav
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Kenya (c) Pune (d) Godavari
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) month
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) day
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) book (c) Sunday (d) mango
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) month
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Chennai (c) boy (d) Holi
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) river

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