Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 153 · 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) month (b) October (c) boy (d) teacher
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) country
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) kite (c) Delhi (d) Jaipur
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pongal (b) book (c) girl (d) boy
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) January (c) girl (d) garden
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) festival
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) Kavya
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) country
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) ball (c) Mumbai (d) train
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) boy (c) garden (d) Kolkata
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) book (c) Jaipur (d) elephant
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) country
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) March (c) month (d) festival
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) teacher (c) Yamuna (d) school
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) day
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) city
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Holi (c) Diwali (d) Chennai
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) festival
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) day (d) river
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Meera (b) river (c) month (d) book
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Friday (c) Kenya (d) teacher
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) ball (c) Onam (d) Yamuna
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) festival (c) month (d) Japan
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) city (c) Monday (d) Japan
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) month (c) Pongal (d) October
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) mango (c) book (d) Monday
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) city
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) festival
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) girl (c) river (d) Delhi
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Sunday (c) Monday (d) Lucknow
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) ball (c) Isha (d) river
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) pencil (c) Nepal (d) boy
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) month
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Onam (c) garden (d) book
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Pune (c) Eid (d) festival
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Kunal (c) girl (d) month
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) teacher (c) garden (d) Narmada
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) festival (c) mango (d) boy
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) girl (c) Chennai (d) teacher
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Omkar (b) month (c) girl (d) festival

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