Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 275 · 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) Lucknow (b) school (c) March (d) October
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Pune (c) Monday (d) river
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Monday (c) festival (d) Onam
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Lucknow (c) festival (d) school
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) teacher (c) Kaveri (d) Delhi
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) girl (c) Pongal (d) Japan
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) book (c) girl (d) Nepal
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pongal (b) train (c) pencil (d) teacher
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) elephant (c) ball (d) March
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) mango (c) Sunday (d) train
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) city
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) festival
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Isha (b) train (c) river (d) school
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) garden (c) Pooja (d) school
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Yamuna (c) train (d) Narmada
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) festival (c) river (d) Pune
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) month (c) October (d) Pongal
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) month (d) day
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) city
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) festival
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Diwali (c) Monday (d) ball
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kabir (b) garden (c) festival (d) mango
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) river
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Eid (c) city (d) month
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) garden (c) book (d) kite
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) river
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) festival
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Ganga (c) Pune (d) pencil
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) elephant (c) river (d) Mumbai
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) city (c) festival (d) Nisha
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) river
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) city
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Ishaan (c) ball (d) festival
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) festival
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Narmada (c) Jaipur (d) boy
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) kite (c) boy (d) Zoya
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) month
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) ball (c) mango (d) Monday
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Kolkata (c) elephant (d) girl
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ananya (b) school (c) book (d) ball

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