Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 985 · 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) book (b) January (c) Godavari (d) Japan
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Diwali (c) Mumbai (d) city
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) boy (c) month (d) Delhi
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Lucknow (c) Monday (d) Pune
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) festival
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Mumbai (c) girl (d) Kolkata
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) ball (c) Eid (d) train
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) teacher (c) India (d) Sunday
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Godavari (c) Lucknow (d) Mumbai
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Eid (c) January (d) month
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Kaveri (c) elephant (d) festival
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) elephant (c) girl (d) Kolkata
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) mango (c) Pune (d) elephant
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) October (c) boy (d) Japan
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) country
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Lucknow (c) city (d) book
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) country
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) festival (c) teacher (d) Chennai
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Onam (c) Delhi (d) pencil
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) river (c) kite (d) Nepal
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) country
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) October (c) Nepal (d) Narmada
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) city
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) day
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) day
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) city
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) city
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) month (c) Onam (d) book
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) girl (c) city (d) Isha
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Diwali (c) Jaipur (d) Chennai
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Nepal (c) Yamuna (d) Delhi
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) October (c) ball (d) Godavari
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) kite (c) train (d) January
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) train (c) Rohan (d) mango
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) month (c) pencil (d) city
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) festival
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) pencil (c) teacher (d) river
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Ishaan (c) train (d) garden
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sunday (b) train (c) month (d) kite
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Mumbai (c) river (d) Pongal

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