Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

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

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