Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 710 · 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) school (b) Holi (c) Ganga (d) Pongal
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) school (c) Kunal (d) train
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) elephant (c) Lucknow (d) kite
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Ganga (c) Narmada (d) Delhi
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) garden (c) January (d) Narmada
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) mango (c) teacher (d) January
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Chennai (c) Mumbai (d) city
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) garden (c) Aditya (d) train
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) train (c) Kenya (d) month
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Delhi (c) book (d) kite
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) city
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) girl (c) Godavari (d) garden
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) festival
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Kabir (c) book (d) river
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) country
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) pencil (c) Godavari (d) Pongal
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Onam (c) month (d) Kenya
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Chennai (c) boy (d) Pongal
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) country
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) festival
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) India (c) elephant (d) book
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) teacher (c) city (d) Isha
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) country (d) city
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) girl (c) Nisha (d) pencil
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) festival (c) pencil (d) Kaveri
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) river
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) river
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) festival (c) train (d) city
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) city
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) teacher (c) river (d) Friday
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) boy (c) mango (d) Ganga
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) train (c) month (d) Yamuna
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) river
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) day
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Jaipur (c) city (d) festival
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) pencil (c) ball (d) Pune
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) October (c) teacher (d) Kolkata
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) boy (c) elephant (d) girl
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) day (d) month
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Pune (c) elephant (d) Lucknow

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