Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 577 · 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) Chennai (b) Godavari (c) January (d) train
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Narmada (c) teacher (d) city
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Diwali (c) Narmada (d) Monday
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Kolkata (c) kite (d) India
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ishaan (b) pencil (c) school (d) mango
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) country
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) festival (c) garden (d) Zoya
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) river
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) boy (c) Jaipur (d) pencil
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Pongal (c) boy (d) garden
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) March (c) Japan (d) teacher
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) pencil (c) Neel (d) girl
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) city (c) Saanvi (d) mango
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sunday (b) book (c) garden (d) pencil
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) festival (c) Nepal (d) elephant
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) festival
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Kolkata (c) boy (d) Mumbai
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) city (c) Yamuna (d) March
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) city (c) ball (d) Diya
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) month
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) train (c) Kaveri (d) garden
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) river
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Friday (c) pencil (d) Jaipur
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) city
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) river
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) country
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) mango (c) Riya (d) festival
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) city
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) river
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) book (c) teacher (d) March
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) girl (c) Rohan (d) elephant
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Kaveri (c) Onam (d) girl
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) school (c) girl (d) Ganga
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) January (c) mango (d) Yamuna
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) June (c) Holi (d) river
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) country (d) river
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) month (c) Arjun (d) kite
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) book (c) Kolkata (d) Ganga
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Eid (c) festival (d) girl
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) festival (c) garden (d) teacher

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