Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 109 · 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) school (b) Chennai (c) January (d) Eid
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) month
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) country
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) kite (c) teacher (d) Kolkata
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) river
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) day (d) month
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) day
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) river (c) India (d) garden
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) school (c) Rohan (d) pencil
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Saanvi (c) garden (d) train
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Priya (b) river (c) teacher (d) girl
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) river
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) month
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Vivaan (b) school (c) month (d) girl
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) ball (c) Nepal (d) Yamuna
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Narmada (c) Monday (d) Yamuna
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) kite (c) garden (d) Kabir
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Ganga (c) school (d) book
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Eid (c) book (d) Kolkata
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Pune (c) Japan (d) train
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) day
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) elephant (c) Pune (d) ball
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) city (c) Pongal (d) Diwali
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Manav (b) garden (c) month (d) school
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) boy (c) June (d) Kenya
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) month (c) river (d) book
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) girl (c) river (d) Sunday
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kaveri (b) teacher (c) book (d) school
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) school (c) Lucknow (d) train
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Onam (c) festival (d) Holi
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) teacher (c) mango (d) ball
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Godavari (c) Monday (d) garden
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) ball (c) boy (d) Japan
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) month (c) Friday (d) Kaveri
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Aarav (c) book (d) pencil
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Riya (b) boy (c) girl (d) river
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) boy (c) book (d) Monday
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) country (d) month
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) festival
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) country

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