Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

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

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