Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

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

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