Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 497 · 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) elephant (b) Riya (c) city (d) garden
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) kite (c) Mumbai (d) school
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) day
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Delhi (c) festival (d) ball
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) river
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) city
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Pongal (c) ball (d) festival
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Pune (c) Monday (d) girl
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) month
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) India (c) school (d) train
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) river (c) elephant (d) Aarav
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) train (c) October (d) garden
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) girl (c) river (d) Kabir
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) month
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) festival (c) October (d) Lucknow
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) city
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) country
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Godavari (c) Diwali (d) boy
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Nepal (c) Kolkata (d) Delhi
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Aisha (c) school (d) festival
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) school (c) Kolkata (d) book
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Rahul (c) pencil (d) ball
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Vivaan (b) festival (c) pencil (d) girl
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) mango (c) Kunal (d) kite
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) school (c) Japan (d) Eid
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) girl (c) Chennai (d) city
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) India (c) city (d) Diwali
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Lucknow (c) boy (d) river
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Kaveri (c) train (d) teacher
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) March (c) Pongal (d) train
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) river (d) city
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) mango (c) boy (d) Nisha
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) festival
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) garden (c) boy (d) month
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kavya (b) pencil (c) elephant (d) train
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Jaipur (c) boy (d) river
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Sunday (c) Godavari (d) Monday
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) elephant (c) month (d) Yash
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Ganga (c) teacher (d) Yamuna
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) ball (c) Japan (d) Kolkata

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