Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 531 · 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) river (b) city (c) March (d) teacher
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) October (c) Ganga (d) Sunday
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) school (c) Ananya (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) school (c) elephant (d) Kaveri
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) train (c) Holi (d) garden
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) train (c) teacher (d) Kavya
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Jaipur (c) mango (d) Sunday
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Ganga (c) Onam (d) Friday
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) boy (c) Jaipur (d) elephant
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) month
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) mango (c) pencil (d) Lucknow
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Delhi (c) festival (d) Onam
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Delhi (c) teacher (d) garden
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) India (c) garden (d) Godavari
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) book (c) pencil (d) festival
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Narmada (c) teacher (d) month
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) river
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) city
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) river
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) school (c) Japan (d) month
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Eid (c) girl (d) teacher
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) city (c) boy (d) Rohan
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Mumbai (c) Sunday (d) month
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Pongal (c) book (d) Yamuna
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) school (c) Nepal (d) Ganga
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) pencil (c) Saanvi (d) mango
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) boy (c) city (d) elephant
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Kolkata (c) teacher (d) garden
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) river
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) river
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) festival
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) mango (c) kite (d) Ganga
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) month
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) festival
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Godavari (c) India (d) teacher
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) city
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) girl (c) Myra (d) boy
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) day
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Pune (c) Friday (d) Kenya
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) teacher (c) June (d) boy

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