Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 699 · 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) river (b) book (c) Narmada (d) teacher
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Eid (c) city (d) school
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Chennai (c) Pune (d) Nepal
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) river (c) pencil (d) Isha
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sunday (b) girl (c) elephant (d) teacher
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) festival
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) country
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) month
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Diwali (c) Onam (d) pencil
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) month
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) garden (c) Lucknow (d) October
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Nepal (c) Pongal (d) Lucknow
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) mango (c) boy (d) garden
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) mango (c) ball (d) Diya
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) June (c) girl (d) train
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Kenya (c) Yamuna (d) teacher
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) elephant (c) book (d) Diwali
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aarav (b) month (c) festival (d) kite
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Aisha (c) school (d) city
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Friday (c) mango (d) Lucknow
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Yash (c) ball (d) pencil
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) school (c) Ira (d) month
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Vivaan (b) book (c) boy (d) garden
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pongal (b) elephant (c) festival (d) garden
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) ball (c) kite (d) January
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) month (c) Kenya (d) city
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) city
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) month
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Nepal (c) June (d) Narmada
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) river
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Holi (c) Mumbai (d) train
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) festival (c) Yamuna (d) Sunday
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Holi (c) January (d) Mumbai
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Lucknow (c) teacher (d) boy
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) ball (c) mango (d) school
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) river (c) Omkar (d) book
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) festival
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) river
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) day
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) city (c) mango (d) school

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