Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 924 · 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) Japan (b) Holi (c) Eid (d) elephant
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Ganga (c) Narmada (d) kite
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) girl (c) Ganga (d) Pongal
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) ball (c) Nepal (d) girl
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Kolkata (c) Onam (d) garden
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) teacher (c) Monday (d) girl
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) elephant (c) school (d) India
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Dev (b) city (c) festival (d) river
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) June (b) girl (c) pencil (d) city
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) country
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) month
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) river
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) festival (c) garden (d) Farhan
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Narmada (c) ball (d) elephant
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) city
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) festival
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) pencil (c) garden (d) January
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) city
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) day
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) month (d) river
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Pongal (c) Delhi (d) Mumbai
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) festival
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Diya (c) boy (d) garden
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) mango (c) elephant (d) Vivaan
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) river
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) city
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) day
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) teacher (c) river (d) Ganga
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) month
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) river
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) river
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) ball (c) Kolkata (d) Delhi
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) month (c) Japan (d) book
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Kenya (c) Eid (d) January
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Kolkata (c) January (d) Yamuna
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) school (c) garden (d) Jaipur
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) garden (c) teacher (d) Kenya
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) teacher (c) river (d) Onam
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) month (c) Lucknow (d) garden
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) train (c) Yamuna (d) mango

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