Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 246 · 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) girl (c) boy (d) Ganga
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Jaipur (c) month (d) Chennai
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) river (c) Godavari (d) Kenya
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) day
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) river
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Delhi (c) Mumbai (d) March
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Delhi (c) train (d) month
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) pencil (c) Onam (d) January
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) country
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) boy (c) June (d) city
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Japan (c) Eid (d) Jaipur
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) March (c) teacher (d) boy
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) river
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) mango (c) Onam (d) train
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) city (c) boy (d) Lucknow
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) teacher (c) Kaveri (d) Mumbai
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) city (c) elephant (d) kite
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) teacher (c) school (d) city
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) city
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) city
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) boy (c) Chennai (d) girl
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) river
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) mango (c) Aisha (d) garden
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) book (c) train (d) Vivaan
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Farhan (c) boy (d) train
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) country
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) girl (c) river (d) month
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) day
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) river (c) mango (d) boy
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Lucknow (c) Eid (d) kite
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) day
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Onam (c) Jaipur (d) train
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nisha (b) train (c) city (d) ball
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) train (c) Dev (d) girl
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) city (c) girl (d) pencil
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Chennai (c) Japan (d) Delhi
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) boy (c) book (d) Isha
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ananya (b) elephant (c) garden (d) ball
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) day
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Meera (c) book (d) kite

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