Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 560 · 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) pencil (b) train (c) book (d) Yamuna
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Pune (c) Lucknow (d) ball
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Kenya (c) January (d) train
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) river (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Japan (c) school (d) teacher
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) elephant (c) city (d) Saanvi
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) pencil (c) city (d) Dev
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) river (c) Chennai (d) Diwali
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Ganga (c) Sunday (d) Kenya
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) river (c) Kolkata (d) train
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) city (c) Yash (d) boy
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) month
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Narmada (c) train (d) river
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) day
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) day
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Arjun (c) ball (d) boy
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) day
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Jaipur (c) mango (d) Godavari
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Aarav (c) boy (d) pencil
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) India (c) festival (d) boy
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Pune (c) Chennai (d) Holi
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Diwali (c) book (d) festival
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Mumbai (c) teacher (d) Yamuna
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) river
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Priya (b) city (c) ball (d) month
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) elephant (c) mango (d) Holi
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Monday (c) elephant (d) Pongal
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Kaveri (c) girl (d) Kolkata
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) city (c) book (d) Ganga
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) city (c) Chennai (d) Jaipur
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) city
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Kolkata (c) Yamuna (d) Kaveri
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) city
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) pencil (c) city (d) Nepal
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) city
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) river (c) school (d) pencil
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) pencil (c) Zoya (d) ball
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) city (c) teacher (d) Onam
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) city
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) day

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