Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 887 · 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) Diwali (b) Kenya (c) school (d) Godavari
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) train (c) Pongal (d) city
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) mango (c) city (d) Lucknow
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) ball (c) month (d) June
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) India (c) month (d) pencil
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) month (c) October (d) river
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Jaipur (c) city (d) Ganga
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) river (c) Ganga (d) India
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) day
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) teacher (c) Chennai (d) Kaveri
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) river
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) book (c) Myra (d) garden
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Pongal (c) Mumbai (d) book
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Diwali (c) Delhi (d) Ganga
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) pencil (c) river (d) city
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Tara (b) kite (c) garden (d) train
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) city
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rahul (b) book (c) mango (d) city
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Diwali (c) October (d) boy
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) city
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) girl (c) train (d) city
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Narmada (c) pencil (d) Ganga
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) festival (c) school (d) teacher
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) school (c) Aarav (d) festival
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) ball (c) Farhan (d) city
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) January (c) Nepal (d) Delhi
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) city
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Godavari (c) pencil (d) girl
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) ball (c) river (d) Ganga
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Kenya (c) Diwali (d) Onam
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Aditya (c) river (d) teacher
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) festival
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) day
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) month
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Delhi (c) pencil (d) teacher
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) ball (c) Sunday (d) Kolkata
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kunal (b) teacher (c) boy (d) elephant
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) country
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Japan (c) Delhi (d) Pune
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Chennai (c) mango (d) Kolkata

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