Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 576 · 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) Lucknow (c) pencil (d) book
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) garden (c) Chennai (d) Sunday
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Sunday (c) kite (d) mango
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Ganga (c) boy (d) mango
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Lucknow (c) Eid (d) month
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Narmada (c) Godavari (d) October
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) January (c) garden (d) teacher
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) festival (c) Meera (d) month
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) India (c) teacher (d) March
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) March (c) Delhi (d) girl
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Nepal (c) Eid (d) Onam
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) book (c) boy (d) Zoya
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) month (c) Mumbai (d) book
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Yamuna (c) boy (d) Pune
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) month
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) kite (c) Yamuna (d) Chennai
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) train (c) Friday (d) city
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) garden (c) kite (d) Delhi
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Karan (c) book (d) school
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) kite (c) boy (d) October
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) country
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Jaipur (c) elephant (d) city
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Yamuna (c) teacher (d) elephant
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) month (c) pencil (d) Kolkata
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) garden (c) mango (d) Eid
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) garden (c) Monday (d) book
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) country
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) river (c) Kenya (d) kite
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) boy (c) Sneha (d) city
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) mango (c) Japan (d) Pongal
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Jaipur (c) March (d) school
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Mumbai (c) Delhi (d) Kaveri
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) city (c) Pongal (d) kite
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) city
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) river
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) country
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) festival
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) train (c) June (d) garden
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) day
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) city

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