Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 593 · 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) Kaveri (b) Nepal (c) Lucknow (d) train
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Jaipur (c) garden (d) Godavari
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) day
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Tara (b) mango (c) book (d) boy
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) city
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Holi (c) mango (d) Kenya
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) school (c) Yamuna (d) Jaipur
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) river (c) Lucknow (d) Jaipur
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) book (c) kite (d) Jaipur
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Kaveri (c) Mumbai (d) month
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) train (c) girl (d) Pune
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) teacher (c) Japan (d) Jaipur
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) country
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) garden (c) Vivaan (d) teacher
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) school (c) pencil (d) Omkar
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) festival
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Diwali (c) Onam (d) book
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) month
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) book (c) school (d) Pooja
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) month
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) country
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) girl (c) Chennai (d) Godavari
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) June (c) month (d) city
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Diwali (c) Friday (d) boy
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) India (c) pencil (d) Holi
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) teacher (c) Delhi (d) boy
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) month (c) city (d) January
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) school (c) Eid (d) train
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) girl (c) teacher (d) Mumbai
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Japan (c) garden (d) teacher
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) month
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) ball (c) Ishaan (d) elephant
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Lucknow (c) Friday (d) kite
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) festival (c) Diwali (d) Kolkata
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) ball (c) Karan (d) train
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Kolkata (c) city (d) month
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Mumbai (c) Delhi (d) Kaveri
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) month (c) pencil (d) Kenya
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) pencil (c) Yamuna (d) month
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) garden (c) pencil (d) Riya

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