Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 261 · 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) teacher (d) Onam
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) pencil (c) Yash (d) city
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Kolkata (c) school (d) kite
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) festival (c) Diwali (d) Chennai
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) girl (c) Kolkata (d) Lucknow
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) girl (c) Saanvi (d) pencil
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Chennai (c) Pune (d) city
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Meera (c) month (d) boy
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) month
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) January (c) river (d) kite
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) school (c) garden (d) Ganga
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Chennai (c) Pune (d) garden
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) month
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) festival
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) month
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) March (c) kite (d) ball
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) elephant (c) Monday (d) Eid
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) festival
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) festival
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) school (c) train (d) book
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Pongal (c) January (d) Sunday
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) school (c) city (d) Chennai
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) day
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) festival (c) Diwali (d) city
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) city
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Narmada (c) teacher (d) mango
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) festival (c) Nisha (d) kite
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Nepal (c) book (d) India
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) river (c) Kabir (d) garden
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) country (d) city
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) mango (c) Delhi (d) train
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) teacher (c) Rahul (d) book
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) country
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) day
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) country
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Pongal (c) Sunday (d) kite
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) river
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) country (d) month
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) train (c) girl (d) month
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) festival

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