Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 472 · 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) garden (b) kite (c) boy (d) Holi
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) city (c) Yamuna (d) October
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) India (c) Kolkata (d) Ganga
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) mango (c) city (d) Chennai
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) train (c) Diwali (d) pencil
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) book (c) pencil (d) Mumbai
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) boy (c) India (d) Narmada
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) garden (c) teacher (d) elephant
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) school (c) Pune (d) Holi
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) ball (c) month (d) Pune
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Chennai (c) Pune (d) Godavari
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Nepal (c) teacher (d) mango
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) mango (c) Ananya (d) festival
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) kite (c) mango (d) elephant
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) city
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) river (c) Arjun (d) ball
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) country
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) country
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) teacher (c) girl (d) March
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) India (c) Lucknow (d) Kaveri
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Rohan (c) boy (d) river
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) festival
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) country
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) teacher (c) school (d) Kunal
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) month (c) garden (d) train
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) month (c) ball (d) elephant
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) month (c) June (d) India
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) day
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) garden (c) month (d) Ganga
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) river
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) river (c) mango (d) kite
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Karan (b) city (c) month (d) boy
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Meera (c) boy (d) train
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) festival
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) city
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) kite (c) Narmada (d) boy
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) festival (c) ball (d) Tara
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pongal (b) train (c) teacher (d) city
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Kolkata (c) month (d) boy
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) month

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