Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 537 · 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 common noun? (a) Holi (b) girl (c) Lucknow (d) Narmada
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Kaveri (c) river (d) boy
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) teacher (c) India (d) Eid
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) river
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) festival (c) boy (d) kite
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) ball (c) Nisha (d) teacher
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) day (d) festival
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Sunday (c) Eid (d) Pune
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) teacher (c) boy (d) city
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) pencil (c) Yamuna (d) Kenya
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) mango (c) June (d) Mumbai
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) mango (c) Onam (d) month
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aarav (b) mango (c) girl (d) river
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) river (c) Pune (d) Japan
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) ball (c) Chennai (d) teacher
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) country
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Japan (c) train (d) Monday
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Riya (c) teacher (d) kite
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Chennai (c) India (d) kite
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) garden (c) October (d) school
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) mango (c) Manav (d) garden
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) January (c) girl (d) boy
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) month (d) festival
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Pongal (c) Yamuna (d) Onam
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) country
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) city
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) country
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) June (c) Kolkata (d) book
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) day
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Kolkata (c) book (d) boy
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) elephant (c) ball (d) Mumbai
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) train (c) elephant (d) Jaipur
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) school (c) garden (d) Pongal
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) country
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) book (c) pencil (d) river
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) month (c) city (d) Vivaan
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) river (c) Sneha (d) teacher
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) month (c) Sunday (d) ball
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) elephant (c) Priya (d) ball
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) country

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