Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 409 · 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) Delhi (b) Kolkata (c) March (d) boy
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) elephant (c) mango (d) January
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Jaipur (c) Friday (d) Eid
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) school (c) March (d) month
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) school (c) Kaveri (d) Chennai
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) city
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) month
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Kolkata (c) garden (d) Pune
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) October (c) Monday (d) river
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) mango (c) boy (d) Kolkata
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) book (c) teacher (d) boy
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) festival
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Yamuna (c) Eid (d) elephant
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) book (c) Narmada (d) school
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) city
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) day
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) river
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) book (c) river (d) Kenya
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) river
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Diwali (c) book (d) Jaipur
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) festival (c) Japan (d) book
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) country (d) month
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) school (c) river (d) Friday
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) June (c) Delhi (d) city
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) kite (c) festival (d) Mumbai
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) day
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) pencil (c) Kenya (d) Onam
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Omkar (b) ball (c) girl (d) city
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Sunday (c) Friday (d) teacher
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Kenya (c) Jaipur (d) girl
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) festival (c) Kaveri (d) book
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) city
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) train (c) Karan (d) girl
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Diwali (c) elephant (d) garden
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) country
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) girl (c) mango (d) Dev
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) country
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Ananya (c) pencil (d) ball
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) boy (c) ball (d) Ishaan
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) train (c) Monday (d) kite

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