Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 753 · 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.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) day
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) river (c) garden (d) Kabir
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) teacher (c) India (d) June
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Diwali (c) festival (d) month
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Mumbai (c) mango (d) March
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Delhi (c) month (d) Friday
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Jaipur (c) Kolkata (d) Eid
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Chennai (c) Pune (d) river
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) elephant (c) school (d) train
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) city (c) boy (d) Godavari
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ananya (b) festival (c) teacher (d) elephant
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) school (c) festival (d) boy
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) March (c) book (d) Yamuna
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) pencil (c) Kunal (d) train
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) river (c) Pune (d) teacher
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) country
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) city (c) Jaipur (d) Delhi
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Onam (c) Narmada (d) Pongal
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) June (c) Godavari (d) kite
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) teacher (c) Delhi (d) pencil
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) city
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Onam (c) garden (d) girl
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) elephant (c) city (d) Yamuna
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) city
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) city (c) kite (d) river
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) river (c) school (d) month
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) book (c) city (d) month
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) day
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Meera (b) city (c) boy (d) pencil
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Pongal (c) school (d) ball
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Dev (b) elephant (c) river (d) boy
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) book (c) boy (d) Rohan
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Diwali (c) festival (d) Monday
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) river
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) festival
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) boy (c) Pune (d) Nepal
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Nepal (c) Eid (d) elephant
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Kolkata (c) train (d) mango
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Japan (c) elephant (d) month
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Chennai (c) India (d) October

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