Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 183 · 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) elephant (b) mango (c) Neel (d) garden
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) day
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Chennai (c) Pongal (d) school
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) city (c) ball (d) Lucknow
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Onam (c) Monday (d) girl
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) October (c) Eid (d) city
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) country (d) city
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) book (c) Jaipur (d) boy
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Vivaan (b) mango (c) train (d) boy
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) June (c) Kaveri (d) Yamuna
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) mango (c) teacher (d) October
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) June (c) train (d) Holi
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) month (c) pencil (d) Riya
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Jaipur (c) garden (d) Kenya
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) country (d) river
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) month (c) pencil (d) Ishaan
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) river
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) India (c) Narmada (d) Sunday
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) pencil (c) Onam (d) elephant
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Nepal (c) teacher (d) Jaipur
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) day
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Japan (c) month (d) Diwali
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) river (c) kite (d) elephant
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) school (c) elephant (d) train
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Tara (b) elephant (c) garden (d) boy
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) month
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) city
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Friday (c) month (d) school
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) book (c) Kenya (d) Ganga
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) river
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) city
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Arjun (c) teacher (d) month
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) festival (c) Yamuna (d) Chennai
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Rahul (c) city (d) pencil
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) March (c) ball (d) pencil
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) month
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Onam (c) pencil (d) January
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) boy (c) elephant (d) garden
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) river

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