Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 610 · 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) girl (c) Delhi (d) month
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) Narmada
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Narmada (c) mango (d) Pongal
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Lucknow (c) India (d) boy
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) month
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) mango (c) Myra (d) girl
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) country
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Narmada (c) Kolkata (d) Chennai
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Eid (c) garden (d) festival
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) ball (c) boy (d) March
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Kaveri (c) month (d) Japan
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Kolkata (c) river (d) Pune
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Kaveri (c) festival (d) Delhi
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) festival
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Yamuna (c) Lucknow (d) ball
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) school (c) garden (d) Saanvi
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) mango (c) month (d) Pune
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) festival (c) ball (d) Kolkata
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) elephant (c) kite (d) Kenya
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) pencil (c) India (d) Narmada
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) June (c) Nepal (d) Monday
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) month
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) city
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Narmada (c) school (d) Godavari
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) month
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) river
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) school (c) ball (d) girl
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) festival
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Farhan (c) kite (d) book
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) train (c) Kavya (d) river
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) January (b) pencil (c) train (d) month
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) city
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) month
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Jaipur (c) Eid (d) Holi
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Holi (c) Diwali (d) teacher
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) girl (c) ball (d) book
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) teacher (c) Jaipur (d) garden
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Onam (c) pencil (d) river
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) country
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Manav (b) mango (c) girl (d) teacher

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