Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 631 · 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) India (b) Lucknow (c) school (d) Kenya
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Lucknow (c) elephant (d) Pune
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Karan (c) elephant (d) month
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) boy (c) school (d) June
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Sunday (c) city (d) Onam
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) river
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ishaan (b) kite (c) pencil (d) festival
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) boy (c) month (d) Rohan
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) festival
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) river (c) Monday (d) girl
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) teacher (c) Kaveri (d) month
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) city (c) Neel (d) river
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) festival (c) month (d) Pongal
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) kite (c) Japan (d) Holi
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) festival (c) Sunday (d) Mumbai
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) month
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) city
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Kolkata (c) Sunday (d) girl
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) month
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) elephant (c) India (d) girl
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) garden (c) city (d) ball
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) elephant (c) train (d) Isha
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) river
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) river (c) Onam (d) Eid
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) month
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Friday (c) mango (d) Yamuna
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Onam (c) book (d) train
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Godavari (c) month (d) Jaipur
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Omkar (c) teacher (d) month
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) city
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ira (b) elephant (c) girl (d) pencil
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) festival (c) Kolkata (d) ball
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) pencil (c) Aisha (d) elephant
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) month
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) mango (c) train (d) river
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Eid (c) garden (d) October
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) festival
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Kolkata (c) Friday (d) Ganga
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) boy (c) river (d) Dev
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Kenya (c) Jaipur (d) book

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