Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 506 · 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) girl (b) Narmada (c) kite (d) mango
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) girl (c) Yamuna (d) Kenya
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Nepal (c) Yamuna (d) pencil
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Mumbai (c) teacher (d) Friday
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Kenya (c) kite (d) teacher
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Chennai (c) Ganga (d) kite
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) garden (c) Diwali (d) school
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) river
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) pencil (c) train (d) Delhi
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) month (c) Eid (d) elephant
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) month (c) school (d) Japan
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) festival
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Nisha (c) river (d) month
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) city (c) Kabir (d) pencil
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Jaipur (c) train (d) June
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Kolkata (c) boy (d) Japan
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) teacher (c) Holi (d) garden
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) school (c) city (d) book
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) ball (c) boy (d) Dev
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) pencil (c) city (d) June
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) city
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) mango (c) pencil (d) Omkar
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) river
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) day
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) ball (c) Delhi (d) October
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) school (c) Pune (d) month
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) festival
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rohan (b) river (c) city (d) school
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Holi (c) Delhi (d) city
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) festival
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rahul (b) girl (c) book (d) river
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) country
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Pune (c) garden (d) Yamuna
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) book (c) kite (d) Lucknow
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) day
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Aditya (c) boy (d) festival
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Ganga (c) festival (d) ball
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Friday (c) festival (d) Monday
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) day
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) country

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