Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 203 · 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) girl (b) boy (c) Yamuna (d) festival
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) pencil (c) city (d) ball
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) June (c) Delhi (d) Kenya
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Friday (c) Monday (d) festival
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Monday (c) city (d) Mumbai
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Sneha (c) festival (d) mango
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Eid (c) Sunday (d) teacher
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Lucknow (c) girl (d) city
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Holi (c) book (d) India
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) book (c) boy (d) girl
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Kolkata (c) October (d) train
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) city
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) day
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Eid (c) garden (d) Onam
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) city
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) festival (c) teacher (d) boy
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Dev (c) pencil (d) train
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Nepal (c) Jaipur (d) elephant
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Sunday (c) river (d) elephant
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) teacher (c) Priya (d) girl
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Monday (c) Yamuna (d) mango
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) teacher (c) elephant (d) Ishaan
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Monday (c) Godavari (d) Delhi
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) boy (c) Diya (d) school
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) festival
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) mango (c) Yash (d) month
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) pencil (c) ball (d) Monday
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Ira (c) kite (d) mango
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) garden (c) Mumbai (d) girl
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) city
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) month
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Vivaan (c) city (d) school
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) garden (c) elephant (d) Kenya
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) teacher (c) kite (d) garden
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Delhi (c) Monday (d) pencil
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) kite (c) garden (d) Manav
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) kite (c) January (d) mango
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) month
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) ball (c) Delhi (d) school
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) garden (c) Holi (d) month

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