Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 767 · 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) Sunday (b) October (c) elephant (d) Onam
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Japan (c) river (d) Mumbai
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) month (c) January (d) Kolkata
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) train (c) elephant (d) garden
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Kabir (c) teacher (d) book
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) boy (c) Diwali (d) Narmada
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) month
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) train (c) Ganga (d) school
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) train (c) girl (d) June
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) school (c) teacher (d) Mumbai
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) festival
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) pencil (c) teacher (d) Japan
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) month
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) day
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) month (c) school (d) Friday
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Jaipur (c) Delhi (d) Kenya
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) garden (c) June (d) Pune
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) river
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Chennai (c) Eid (d) October
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) river
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Onam (c) Yamuna (d) teacher
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Mumbai (c) Chennai (d) train
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) city
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) mango (c) March (d) Ganga
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) river (c) girl (d) city
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Chennai (c) Japan (d) Kaveri
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) October (c) kite (d) Kaveri
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) garden (c) boy (d) kite
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) teacher (c) festival (d) Lucknow
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) river
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Aarav (c) mango (d) city
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) country
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) day
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) festival (c) girl (d) Rohan
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) country
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) girl (c) river (d) Saanvi
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) river (c) school (d) ball
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Tara (c) boy (d) city
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Isha (b) pencil (c) boy (d) teacher
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) book (c) Arjun (d) girl

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