Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 879 · 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) ball (b) Kaveri (c) Eid (d) Monday
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Lucknow (c) Sunday (d) mango
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) festival
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) festival
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) river
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Pune (c) Chennai (d) Mumbai
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) river
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) festival
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) train (c) book (d) Karan
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Zoya (c) girl (d) festival
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Kunal (c) ball (d) month
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) country
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Kolkata (c) girl (d) Holi
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pongal (b) city (c) kite (d) festival
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) city
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Narmada (c) ball (d) month
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) ball (c) Onam (d) festival
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) city (c) Japan (d) book
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Pune (c) Narmada (d) train
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) ball (c) teacher (d) elephant
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) month (c) Kaveri (d) school
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) garden (c) book (d) mango
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Jaipur (c) Pune (d) Kolkata
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) day
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) teacher (c) Kenya (d) book
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) festival
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Jaipur (c) Kaveri (d) October
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Kolkata (c) pencil (d) Nepal
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) river
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Eid (c) Chennai (d) teacher
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Sunday (c) school (d) teacher
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) mango (c) Mumbai (d) train
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) festival (c) kite (d) mango
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) kite (c) India (d) Narmada
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) boy (c) girl (d) Ishaan
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Diwali (c) city (d) Friday
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) city
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) ball (c) Lucknow (d) month
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Arjun (b) mango (c) kite (d) city
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) train (c) book (d) elephant

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