Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 102 · 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) Monday (b) Friday (c) kite (d) India
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) girl (c) Mumbai (d) Nepal
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) teacher (c) ball (d) Godavari
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) festival (c) ball (d) city
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) month
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) city
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Yamuna (c) Monday (d) river
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) mango (c) river (d) festival
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) girl (c) book (d) kite
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) book (c) Diwali (d) boy
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Jaipur (c) Mumbai (d) festival
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) month (c) train (d) kite
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) train (c) Karan (d) city
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Lucknow (c) ball (d) teacher
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Jaipur (c) month (d) Onam
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) train (c) Chennai (d) Godavari
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Nepal (c) ball (d) Kenya
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Dev (b) boy (c) girl (d) river
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) month (d) day
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Eid (c) Yamuna (d) boy
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) festival
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) river
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) kite (c) ball (d) Ananya
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Yamuna (c) Delhi (d) Ganga
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) river (c) month (d) Kaveri
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Eid (c) book (d) Jaipur
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) country
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Rohan (c) mango (d) river
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Pune (c) Kaveri (d) school
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) pencil (c) January (d) garden
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) river
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) girl (c) ball (d) June
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) city (c) Monday (d) Friday
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Pune (c) mango (d) Kolkata
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) pencil (c) Omkar (d) mango
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) ball (c) train (d) March
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) country
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Godavari (c) Chennai (d) pencil
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) school (c) ball (d) Chennai
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) river

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