Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 798 · 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) Onam (b) Delhi (c) school (d) Lucknow
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) festival
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Onam (c) Yamuna (d) Mumbai
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) city
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) country
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) March (c) Delhi (d) city
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Narmada (c) Friday (d) kite
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Narmada (c) Kolkata (d) mango
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) month
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Pongal (c) Sunday (d) Godavari
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) country
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) month
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Jaipur (c) ball (d) book
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) river (c) festival (d) January
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) school (c) book (d) train
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) pencil (c) girl (d) ball
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Lucknow (c) Jaipur (d) month
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) pencil (c) March (d) elephant
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) month (d) river
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) river
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) elephant (c) Kolkata (d) Lucknow
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) book (c) Kaveri (d) Mumbai
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) kite (c) Aisha (d) school
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) elephant (c) girl (d) Chennai
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) month
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) girl (c) river (d) Kabir
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) school (c) city (d) October
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) month
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Kaveri (c) Monday (d) teacher
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) festival
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) festival
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) festival (c) Chennai (d) Sunday
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) mango (c) book (d) city
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Isha (b) pencil (c) ball (d) teacher
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) train (c) October (d) Mumbai
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) ball (c) school (d) Ira
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) city (c) Sunday (d) mango
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Lucknow (c) boy (d) Kolkata
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aditya (b) ball (c) kite (d) girl
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) teacher (c) Delhi (d) month

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