Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 166 · 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) school (c) June (d) ball
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) river
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Jaipur (c) city (d) festival
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) festival
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) India (c) Pune (d) train
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Mumbai (c) Sunday (d) kite
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) festival
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) city
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Jaipur (c) Kenya (d) city
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) boy (c) pencil (d) Sneha
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diya (b) train (c) festival (d) elephant
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) city (c) Ganga (d) garden
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) Delhi
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Kaveri (c) October (d) river
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) country
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Eid (c) boy (d) Chennai
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) January (c) mango (d) Sunday
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) girl (c) Kenya (d) Yamuna
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) India (c) festival (d) June
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) day (d) month
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) day
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Jaipur (c) June (d) Ganga
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Zoya (b) month (c) ball (d) mango
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aarav (b) teacher (c) train (d) river
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) kite (c) month (d) Dev
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) boy (c) Narmada (d) month
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) mango (c) school (d) kite
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Tara (b) garden (c) festival (d) city
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) mango (c) girl (d) Kolkata
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) teacher (c) book (d) Nepal
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) January (c) Monday (d) pencil
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) festival
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) month (c) Yamuna (d) festival
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) country
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) January (c) Friday (d) school
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Farhan (b) mango (c) book (d) ball
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) city (c) month (d) teacher
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Monday (c) June (d) book
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Kunal (c) mango (d) pencil
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) festival

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