Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 388 · 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) river (c) school (d) March
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) book (c) river (d) Mumbai
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) school (c) garden (d) Lucknow
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) boy (c) garden (d) Neel
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Narmada (c) Onam (d) Friday
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) river (c) school (d) Narmada
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) festival
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) river
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) festival
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) month (d) city
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) day
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) October (c) train (d) city
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) city
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Kaveri (c) girl (d) Nepal
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) river
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) book (c) Narmada (d) Sunday
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) festival
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) month
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Nisha (c) ball (d) book
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) book (c) Ganga (d) pencil
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Lucknow (c) June (d) pencil
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) January (c) Pune (d) school
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) city (c) book (d) Rahul
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Myra (b) school (c) river (d) train
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) country
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) day (d) month
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) city
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Chennai (c) June (d) garden
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) month
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sunday (b) teacher (c) school (d) river
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) river (c) month (d) Yamuna
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Aarav (c) teacher (d) elephant
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) festival (c) Narmada (d) Holi
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Vivaan (c) festival (d) ball
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) teacher (c) October (d) Pongal
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) country
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) March (c) Delhi (d) month
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) month
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) month (c) Ananya (d) school
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Kenya (c) train (d) Pune

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