Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 482 · 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) Narmada (b) girl (c) kite (d) elephant
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) boy (c) book (d) Japan
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) teacher (c) Diwali (d) Monday
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) pencil (c) mango (d) boy
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Eid (c) festival (d) train
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Friday (c) city (d) Delhi
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Jaipur (c) January (d) school
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) June (c) city (d) garden
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) day
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) river
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) garden (c) Kaveri (d) boy
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) month
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) month
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) festival (c) elephant (d) Ganga
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) book (c) train (d) Diwali
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) India (c) ball (d) Japan
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Eid (c) kite (d) Ganga
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) boy (c) river (d) Diya
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) elephant (c) school (d) Yash
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) mango (c) Onam (d) Japan
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) elephant (c) June (d) India
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Nepal (c) March (d) Kolkata
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) festival (c) river (d) Myra
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) book (c) teacher (d) Aditya
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) day
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) garden (c) ball (d) month
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Yamuna (c) ball (d) city
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Sunday (c) train (d) teacher
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) river
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) mango (c) girl (d) Vivaan
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Diwali (c) Nepal (d) train
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) festival (c) Holi (d) Kolkata
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) festival (c) city (d) book
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) January (c) Onam (d) Pune
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) train (c) book (d) Nisha
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Eid (c) India (d) Diwali
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) country
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Priya (b) river (c) teacher (d) pencil
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Kolkata (c) city (d) boy
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) month

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