Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 636 · 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) Narmada (b) teacher (c) Yamuna (d) Mumbai
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Lucknow (c) Holi (d) boy
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Yamuna (c) Kolkata (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) month (c) Kaveri (d) festival
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) India (c) garden (d) river
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Kenya (c) Sunday (d) Kolkata
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) March (c) month (d) kite
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) March (c) river (d) Mumbai
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) train (c) city (d) girl
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) country
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Sunday (c) Lucknow (d) kite
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) festival (c) month (d) Pune
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Onam (c) month (d) city
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) festival
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) river
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Yash (c) festival (d) train
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) book (c) Kolkata (d) garden
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) pencil (c) Godavari (d) school
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Kenya (c) Yamuna (d) Onam
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Kaveri (c) Friday (d) school
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) country
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Delhi (c) book (d) month
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pongal (b) festival (c) river (d) elephant
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) country
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Delhi (c) pencil (d) Yamuna
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) ball (c) train (d) Arjun
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) day
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) mango (c) pencil (d) Riya
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) country (d) month
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) elephant (c) Chennai (d) Mumbai
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Ganga (c) Nepal (d) Yamuna
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) book (c) Priya (d) train
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) river (c) Neel (d) pencil
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Omkar (c) mango (d) school
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) mango (c) Jaipur (d) Kolkata
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) book (c) garden (d) Kenya
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) month (c) pencil (d) Mumbai
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) country
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) elephant (c) festival (d) Narmada
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Myra (c) city (d) river

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