Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

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

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