Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 954 · 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) ball (b) mango (c) Ira (d) book
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Delhi (c) India (d) girl
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Jaipur (c) Kaveri (d) Ganga
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) train (c) mango (d) Isha
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) city (c) Pongal (d) March
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Pongal (c) Monday (d) school
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) festival (c) Narmada (d) boy
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) country
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) festival (c) Holi (d) garden
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) city
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Monday (c) book (d) October
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Kaveri (c) festival (d) teacher
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) pencil (c) Mumbai (d) ball
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Omkar (c) festival (d) city
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) March (c) June (d) Narmada
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) ball (c) train (d) festival
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) river
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) girl (c) Kavya (d) pencil
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) city
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) mango (c) month (d) Meera
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) mango (c) school (d) city
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) city
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) day
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) book (c) garden (d) Jaipur
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) festival
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) city
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) pencil (c) Friday (d) train
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) city
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) kite (c) ball (d) Godavari
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) train (c) river (d) Eid
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Diwali (c) Monday (d) pencil
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Jaipur (c) Ganga (d) elephant
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) January (c) boy (d) Onam
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) day
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) train (c) October (d) Ganga
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) festival (c) boy (d) Kenya
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Ganga (c) Pongal (d) month
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Delhi (c) kite (d) boy
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) month (c) June (d) train

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