Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 574 · 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) Japan (b) Chennai (c) city (d) Narmada
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) garden (c) Ganga (d) June
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) pencil (c) school (d) Mumbai
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Ganga (c) Sunday (d) book
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) month
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) March (c) pencil (d) Narmada
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) garden (c) Nepal (d) book
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Riya (b) kite (c) book (d) pencil
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) boy (c) Karan (d) river
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Onam (c) mango (d) garden
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) month (d) day
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Delhi (c) month (d) girl
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) day
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) elephant (c) teacher (d) Japan
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) month (c) Yamuna (d) Pongal
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diya (b) garden (c) elephant (d) river
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) city (c) book (d) Sunday
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) month (c) Friday (d) river
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) March (c) school (d) Jaipur
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Ishaan (c) elephant (d) teacher
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) river (c) Sunday (d) Pongal
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) month
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Lucknow (c) Delhi (d) mango
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) month
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) mango (c) ball (d) river
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Omkar (c) teacher (d) garden
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) girl (c) river (d) festival
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) train (c) Godavari (d) Diwali
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) day
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Yamuna (c) Delhi (d) ball
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) festival (c) river (d) Lucknow
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) day
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Rohan (c) pencil (d) book
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) day
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) month (d) city
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) January (c) Pongal (d) Mumbai
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) girl (c) river (d) October
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) festival
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) day (d) month
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) river

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