Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

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

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