Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 617 · 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) Japan (b) train (c) Kolkata (d) Jaipur
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) pencil (c) Jaipur (d) ball
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) January (c) Ganga (d) Kenya
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) month (d) city
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Kolkata (c) ball (d) Nepal
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Lucknow (c) kite (d) elephant
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) river
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) pencil (c) month (d) Godavari
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Neel (b) city (c) festival (d) school
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Delhi (c) Japan (d) Narmada
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) garden (c) month (d) Sneha
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) June (c) Diwali (d) January
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) girl (c) river (d) Holi
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) festival
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) boy (c) Kolkata (d) girl
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sunday (b) festival (c) city (d) school
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) teacher (c) Pune (d) mango
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Onam (c) kite (d) school
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Nepal (c) Ganga (d) Mumbai
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) month (c) Nisha (d) city
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Lucknow (c) Holi (d) girl
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Eid (c) river (d) garden
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) boy (c) Vivaan (d) city
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Ganga (c) elephant (d) Delhi
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) mango (c) Nepal (d) girl
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Dev (c) river (d) garden
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) month (c) elephant (d) Pongal
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) river
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) river
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Japan (c) garden (d) Pune
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Rahul (c) mango (d) boy
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) river
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Kenya (c) Holi (d) January
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ishaan (b) city (c) ball (d) kite
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) day
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) festival
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) country
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Chennai (c) Diwali (d) festival
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) festival

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