Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 558 · 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) Friday (c) book (d) river
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) teacher (c) elephant (d) Yash
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) country (d) city
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Narmada (c) month (d) Kenya
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) city
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) city
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) month (c) school (d) ball
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) day
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) festival (c) Chennai (d) Mumbai
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Jaipur (c) Japan (d) Godavari
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) month
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Diwali (c) pencil (d) Narmada
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) elephant (c) kite (d) teacher
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) girl (c) Chennai (d) Japan
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) month (d) festival
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Ganga (c) India (d) Japan
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) boy (c) girl (d) Kunal
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) boy (c) Omkar (d) kite
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Kaveri (c) Lucknow (d) June
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Lucknow (c) train (d) garden
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) elephant (c) ball (d) Kenya
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) country
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) ball (c) Onam (d) Nepal
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) river (c) kite (d) Kabir
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) month (d) festival
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Mumbai (c) June (d) mango
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Pune (c) Kolkata (d) Kaveri
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rahul (b) teacher (c) girl (d) garden
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) India (c) Yamuna (d) elephant
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) ball (c) Eid (d) train
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) train (c) Pune (d) girl
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) elephant (c) river (d) pencil
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) city
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Arjun (c) pencil (d) ball
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Sunday (c) Nepal (d) Godavari
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) day
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) train (c) kite (d) ball
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) festival
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kaveri (b) garden (c) city (d) pencil
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Eid (c) boy (d) Japan

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