Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 151 · 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) mango (b) Onam (c) kite (d) ball
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) city (c) month (d) Friday
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Mumbai (c) book (d) city
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Delhi (c) Nepal (d) pencil
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) month
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) river
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Friday (c) Kaveri (d) Diwali
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) month (c) Kaveri (d) Kolkata
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Ganga (c) Diwali (d) Godavari
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) city (c) school (d) girl
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) month
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) river
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) river (c) India (d) pencil
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) kite (c) Arjun (d) festival
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) India (c) Kaveri (d) ball
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) school (c) pencil (d) Nepal
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Omkar (b) school (c) girl (d) book
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) festival (c) Pongal (d) Onam
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Yamuna (c) train (d) elephant
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) kite (c) girl (d) Pongal
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) day
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) teacher (c) festival (d) mango
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) month (c) Monday (d) mango
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) day
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Priya (c) city (d) book
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Pune (c) Ganga (d) mango
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) garden (c) January (d) Delhi
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) city
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) river
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) January (c) boy (d) Friday
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) India (c) kite (d) Ganga
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) March (c) June (d) elephant
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) ball (c) river (d) Ganga
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) city
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rohan (b) garden (c) book (d) train
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) day
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) book (c) Chennai (d) Lucknow
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) river (d) festival
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) book (c) garden (d) Karan
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) city

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