Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 670 · 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) garden (b) mango (c) ball (d) Kaveri
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Eid (c) India (d) train
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) mango (c) kite (d) festival
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) month
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) teacher (c) train (d) June
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Japan (c) ball (d) Nepal
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) river
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) mango (c) ball (d) Yamuna
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) kite (c) river (d) book
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) pencil (c) Ganga (d) festival
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) month (c) Mumbai (d) Godavari
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) boy (c) pencil (d) elephant
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Yamuna (c) city (d) Pune
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) city
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) festival
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) train (c) Diwali (d) elephant
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) elephant (c) Lucknow (d) river
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) country
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) month (c) Dev (d) girl
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Delhi (c) mango (d) Japan
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Kolkata (c) Chennai (d) teacher
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) elephant (c) Delhi (d) Holi
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Friday (c) elephant (d) teacher
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) month (c) Omkar (d) city
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Karan (c) boy (d) ball
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) mango (c) Chennai (d) city
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Monday (c) Japan (d) school
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aarav (b) month (c) ball (d) pencil
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) day
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) city
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) school (c) elephant (d) month
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) country (d) city
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) March (c) Holi (d) Ganga
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) kite (c) Kunal (d) school
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) river
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Delhi (c) pencil (d) Eid
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) school (c) elephant (d) Ishaan
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Kavya (c) river (d) elephant
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) river (c) Pune (d) book
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Monday (c) river (d) March

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