Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 127 · 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) river (b) ball (c) Monday (d) kite
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) kite (c) Eid (d) Monday
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) girl (c) Tara (d) month
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) elephant (c) Eid (d) girl
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) country
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Godavari (c) elephant (d) kite
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) school (c) Ganga (d) elephant
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Kaveri (c) festival (d) Nepal
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) teacher (c) Kaveri (d) river
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Myra (c) festival (d) pencil
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) country (d) river
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) mango (c) train (d) Isha
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) river
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Sunday (c) kite (d) month
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) June (c) Yamuna (d) Monday
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) book (c) train (d) pencil
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) day
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) month (c) pencil (d) elephant
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) ball (c) elephant (d) garden
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) ball (c) Aisha (d) garden
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) train (c) river (d) Pune
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) girl (c) Lucknow (d) book
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Kolkata (c) elephant (d) Jaipur
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) girl (c) ball (d) Neel
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Eid (c) teacher (d) Mumbai
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) day
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) river
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Saanvi (b) school (c) city (d) ball
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) city
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Godavari (c) Kenya (d) Ganga
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Chennai (c) train (d) elephant
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Holi (c) boy (d) teacher
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Narmada (c) boy (d) Chennai
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) school (c) train (d) Omkar
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) month (c) ball (d) Diwali
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) month (d) river
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) country
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) boy (c) mango (d) Dev
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) month
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) boy (c) kite (d) month

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