Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 542 · 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) school (b) ball (c) Mumbai (d) garden
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) teacher (c) Kolkata (d) month
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Lucknow (c) Yamuna (d) Japan
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) country
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) festival (c) boy (d) river
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) book (c) Friday (d) city
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) country
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Godavari (c) pencil (d) school
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) pencil (c) Dev (d) kite
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) festival (c) Holi (d) Delhi
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Japan (c) kite (d) Monday
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Eid (c) boy (d) train
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) boy (c) Holi (d) pencil
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) city (c) Neel (d) teacher
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) month (d) festival
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) boy (c) Japan (d) city
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) month
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) girl (c) school (d) Lucknow
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Diwali (c) ball (d) month
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) city
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Monday (c) river (d) kite
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) month
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Kenya (c) girl (d) festival
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) country
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) day
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Vivaan (c) school (d) month
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) garden (c) Tara (d) ball
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Japan (c) Mumbai (d) Sunday
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) mango (c) Mumbai (d) Delhi
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Chennai (c) river (d) boy
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) India (c) elephant (d) mango
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) city
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Saanvi (b) month (c) teacher (d) city
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Arjun (b) girl (c) city (d) school
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) country
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) month (c) Yamuna (d) girl
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) river
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Delhi (c) Onam (d) city
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) city
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) garden (c) Rohan (d) mango

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