Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 834 · 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) book (b) city (c) boy (d) Diwali
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) school (c) mango (d) festival
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) March (c) Mumbai (d) Delhi
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Kenya (c) boy (d) kite
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) June (c) month (d) city
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Onam (c) girl (d) October
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) month (c) kite (d) Isha
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Pune (c) garden (d) Godavari
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) city
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) month (c) mango (d) Kolkata
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Kaveri (c) garden (d) train
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Ganga (c) river (d) mango
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Diwali (c) mango (d) October
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nisha (b) river (c) elephant (d) girl
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Monday (c) Yamuna (d) kite
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) teacher (c) Arjun (d) book
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) festival
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) city
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) March (c) Pongal (d) Pune
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) day
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) elephant (c) Sunday (d) mango
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) June (c) Kolkata (d) festival
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) river (c) Neel (d) train
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aisha (b) festival (c) teacher (d) pencil
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) mango (c) river (d) school
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) book (c) Holi (d) garden
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) mango (c) Omkar (d) ball
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) city (c) Meera (d) teacher
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Friday (c) Japan (d) train
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) garden (c) festival (d) ball
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) month
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) month
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) city
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Rohan (c) girl (d) city
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) festival
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Lucknow (c) Godavari (d) India
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) festival
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) garden (c) mango (d) Pune
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) garden (c) Ananya (d) city
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) river

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