Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 172 · 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) January (b) garden (c) mango (d) month
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) country
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Omkar (b) garden (c) mango (d) girl
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Lucknow (c) teacher (d) train
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) city (c) Aisha (d) school
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Chennai (c) Delhi (d) Mumbai
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) festival (c) mango (d) girl
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) ball (c) October (d) Jaipur
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) river (c) Eid (d) March
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) day
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) month
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) festival (c) Kenya (d) ball
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) country
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Holi (c) month (d) mango
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) month (c) Pune (d) girl
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) teacher (c) March (d) festival
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) March (c) Mumbai (d) teacher
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Pune (c) pencil (d) Sunday
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Kenya (c) school (d) Jaipur
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) festival
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Narmada (c) festival (d) Mumbai
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) girl (c) train (d) Aarav
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) elephant (c) festival (d) Karan
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Pune (c) March (d) Mumbai
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Sunday (c) Pongal (d) Mumbai
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) mango (c) Kolkata (d) pencil
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) elephant (c) boy (d) Eid
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) city
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) country
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) city
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) teacher (c) boy (d) Friday
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) festival
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) month
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Sunday (c) mango (d) Eid
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Ganga (c) month (d) Sunday
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Delhi (c) river (d) pencil
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) teacher (c) Neel (d) garden
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) country
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Diya (c) teacher (d) city
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) month (c) train (d) teacher

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