Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 977 · 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) Mumbai (b) January (c) India (d) festival
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) kite (c) school (d) Chennai
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Lucknow (c) India (d) book
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) teacher (c) Pongal (d) Yamuna
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) city (c) January (d) Pongal
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) festival
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) month
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) city (c) book (d) Pune
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) October (c) elephant (d) pencil
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Omkar (b) month (c) garden (d) girl
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) festival (c) Monday (d) city
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) school (c) boy (d) Vivaan
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) day
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) boy (c) Arjun (d) city
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) pencil (c) boy (d) Yash
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) kite (c) city (d) garden
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) month (d) festival
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) country
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) river
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Eid (c) Holi (d) boy
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Isha (c) river (d) book
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) city
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) ball (c) river (d) Jaipur
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aditya (b) festival (c) teacher (d) book
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Japan (c) ball (d) Narmada
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) city
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) girl (c) Ganga (d) Diwali
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Sunday (c) mango (d) Pune
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) country (d) river
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) day
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) month (c) Pongal (d) Kolkata
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) river
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) month
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) river (c) June (d) Mumbai
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) kite (c) Kaveri (d) Pune
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Riya (b) kite (c) boy (d) garden
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) river
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Mumbai (c) Jaipur (d) March
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Lucknow (c) festival (d) train
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) teacher (c) January (d) boy

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