Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 608 · 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) mango (b) elephant (c) Lucknow (d) ball
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) pencil (c) Diwali (d) Chennai
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) train (c) river (d) January
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Holi (c) Delhi (d) Lucknow
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) day
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) train (c) garden (d) kite
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Mumbai (c) festival (d) school
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) boy (c) teacher (d) Kaveri
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Delhi (c) Kolkata (d) garden
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Narmada (c) kite (d) school
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) elephant (c) ball (d) teacher
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) city
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) festival
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) city
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) river
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Lucknow (c) teacher (d) Yamuna
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Farhan (c) river (d) city
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) June (c) October (d) Kenya
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) city (c) Pongal (d) Pune
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) river
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Omkar (b) city (c) river (d) mango
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Godavari (c) book (d) kite
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) October (c) Ganga (d) book
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) train (c) Chennai (d) garden
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) river (c) March (d) elephant
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) January (c) girl (d) Pune
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Monday (c) train (d) October
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) river (c) Jaipur (d) Friday
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) festival (c) month (d) Friday
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) river
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) train (c) pencil (d) Rohan
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) festival
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) city
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) school (c) India (d) January
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) city
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) city
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) train (c) teacher (d) Kunal
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) city (c) Delhi (d) festival
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) garden (c) book (d) Jaipur
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Isha (b) pencil (c) boy (d) garden

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