Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 594 · 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) Onam (b) Kenya (c) Narmada (d) elephant
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) teacher (c) festival (d) Kolkata
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Kaveri (c) Onam (d) Kenya
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) March (c) ball (d) train
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Godavari (c) ball (d) Mumbai
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) January (c) river (d) book
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Kenya (c) book (d) Chennai
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) month
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Mumbai (c) October (d) Pune
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) river
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) month
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) girl (c) school (d) Narmada
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) country
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) boy (c) Friday (d) festival
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) month
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) January (c) Friday (d) Onam
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) river (d) country
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) garden (c) Kunal (d) mango
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Lucknow (c) October (d) river
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) mango (c) Onam (d) Sunday
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) festival
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) elephant (c) girl (d) June
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) festival (c) Godavari (d) month
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) country
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) city
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) month (c) Narmada (d) Lucknow
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) boy (c) girl (d) Kenya
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) festival
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) country
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) teacher (c) school (d) month
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) October (c) month (d) boy
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Kabir (c) school (d) kite
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) garden (c) Aditya (d) month
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) book (c) Monday (d) ball
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) country (d) festival
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) teacher (c) river (d) boy
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) India (c) festival (d) elephant
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) city
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) train (c) Eid (d) Mumbai
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) girl (c) Sneha (d) garden

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