Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 458 · 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) kite (b) school (c) Nepal (d) boy
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Lucknow (c) Monday (d) Kolkata
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Yamuna (c) Monday (d) Onam
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) kite (c) girl (d) March
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Godavari (c) school (d) Lucknow
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Chennai (c) teacher (d) river
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Chennai (c) month (d) Pongal
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) river (c) Vivaan (d) festival
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) river (d) city
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) garden (c) month (d) Pune
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) day
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) garden (c) Lucknow (d) festival
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) country
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Kenya (c) city (d) Friday
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Pune (c) Ganga (d) Narmada
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) river
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Kaveri (c) kite (d) Pongal
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) month (c) mango (d) Arjun
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) river
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) river (c) Jaipur (d) Pune
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) book (c) Ganga (d) Kaveri
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Yamuna (c) elephant (d) train
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) elephant (c) Narmada (d) Chennai
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kaveri (b) mango (c) ball (d) city
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Rahul (c) mango (d) girl
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) book (c) Rohan (d) city
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Godavari (c) train (d) June
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) school (c) Sunday (d) mango
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Chennai (c) Holi (d) June
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Aditya (c) festival (d) garden
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Nepal (c) Pongal (d) India
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) January (b) city (c) kite (d) river
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) festival
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) pencil (c) October (d) month
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) river (d) city
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Holi (c) kite (d) festival
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) kite (c) Pooja (d) elephant
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) book (c) Eid (d) school
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) city
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) India (c) city (d) kite

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