Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 348 · 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) train (b) elephant (c) Ananya (d) mango
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Kolkata (c) city (d) kite
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) teacher (c) Japan (d) Chennai
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) pencil (c) ball (d) Ira
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Kaveri (c) school (d) January
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) mango (c) school (d) Pongal
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Godavari (c) garden (d) Chennai
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) month (c) Monday (d) Eid
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Godavari (c) Onam (d) India
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) month
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) river (d) city
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) country
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) festival
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) month
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Kaveri (c) Godavari (d) Holi
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) kite (c) Kolkata (d) India
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) kite (c) month (d) Karan
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) festival (c) pencil (d) Ganga
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) river (c) train (d) Delhi
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) kite (c) India (d) train
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Japan (c) mango (d) Pune
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) ball (c) June (d) Holi
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Holi (c) book (d) school
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) city
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Narmada (c) city (d) ball
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) country (d) river
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) day
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Jaipur (c) Eid (d) river
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Saanvi (c) month (d) elephant
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) teacher (c) Nisha (d) city
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) train (c) pencil (d) October
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) kite (c) school (d) month
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) river
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yash (b) school (c) month (d) girl
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) girl (c) Godavari (d) school
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) month
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) festival (c) river (d) month
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) river (c) festival (d) teacher
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) river (c) school (d) teacher

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