Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 452 · 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) Eid (b) Yamuna (c) January (d) elephant
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) ball (c) school (d) Mumbai
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Friday (c) pencil (d) book
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) garden (c) city (d) Pongal
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) ball (c) month (d) Chennai
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Delhi (c) January (d) Pongal
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) India (c) Japan (d) river
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) girl (c) book (d) Vivaan
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) school (c) Onam (d) October
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Kabir (c) pencil (d) kite
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) elephant (c) teacher (d) girl
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) elephant (c) mango (d) Manav
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) month (c) Eid (d) mango
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) train (c) India (d) June
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Lucknow (c) train (d) mango
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) teacher (c) Pune (d) pencil
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) girl (c) Monday (d) mango
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) month (d) festival
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) pencil (c) Mumbai (d) Nepal
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) month (d) festival
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) month (c) Omkar (d) book
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Friday (c) Delhi (d) girl
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rohan (b) city (c) school (d) book
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) month
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) mango (c) month (d) Kolkata
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) girl (c) mango (d) Jaipur
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) day
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) festival (c) city (d) mango
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) month (c) Tara (d) festival
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) March (c) January (d) Friday
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) festival
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) festival
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) month
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) river
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) boy (c) kite (d) Yamuna
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) elephant (c) Kenya (d) city
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) river (c) Onam (d) train
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Mumbai (c) ball (d) Ganga
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Onam (c) Chennai (d) festival
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Pune (c) Pongal (d) kite

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