Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 176 · 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) pencil (b) city (c) ball (d) Godavari
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) city
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) country
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) elephant (c) girl (d) Saanvi
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Narmada (c) festival (d) book
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) city
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) month
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) boy (c) elephant (d) city
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kavya (b) garden (c) book (d) kite
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sunday (b) teacher (c) city (d) girl
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) boy (c) Monday (d) Yamuna
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kunal (b) river (c) pencil (d) garden
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) day
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) book (c) festival (d) garden
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) day
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) month
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) city
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) mango (c) ball (d) Friday
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) girl (c) book (d) Kaveri
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Ananya (c) river (d) festival
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Kolkata (c) ball (d) Japan
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) book (c) Diwali (d) Lucknow
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Holi (c) Pune (d) train
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) country
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) city
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) festival (c) Jaipur (d) January
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) river
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Jaipur (c) train (d) river
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) garden (c) month (d) Ganga
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Diwali (c) October (d) Japan
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) October (c) Holi (d) month
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) ball (c) school (d) March
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) January (c) teacher (d) book
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Holi (c) train (d) festival
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) month
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Kenya (c) month (d) book
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Chennai (c) river (d) Mumbai
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) month
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Diwali (c) festival (d) ball
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) school (c) Karan (d) teacher

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