Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 680 · 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) month (b) girl (c) Nepal (d) ball
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Kolkata (c) Jaipur (d) Onam
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) city
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) January (c) Kolkata (d) Japan
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) pencil (c) elephant (d) Lucknow
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Narmada (c) Chennai (d) city
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) month
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) country
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) elephant (c) festival (d) kite
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Kenya (c) March (d) Yamuna
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Japan (c) garden (d) June
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Japan (c) festival (d) Sunday
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) book (c) October (d) Chennai
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) teacher (c) pencil (d) book
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) girl (c) teacher (d) Ganga
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) river
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rahul (b) book (c) boy (d) festival
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) city
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) country
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) festival (c) city (d) Diwali
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) city
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Jaipur (c) Sunday (d) ball
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) river
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) city
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) river (c) Zoya (d) festival
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) city (c) October (d) teacher
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Aarav (c) festival (d) boy
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) girl (c) kite (d) Kaveri
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) girl (c) river (d) Kolkata
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) festival
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) pencil (c) garden (d) Japan
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) book (c) Neel (d) teacher
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) garden (c) January (d) city
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) train (c) boy (d) school
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) country
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Mumbai (c) kite (d) Monday
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) ball (c) train (d) Holi
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) month (d) river
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kabir (b) garden (c) elephant (d) mango
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Mumbai (c) Pongal (d) Eid

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