Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 184 · 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) girl (b) festival (c) river (d) June
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) river
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Lucknow (c) Monday (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) India (c) garden (d) March
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Holi (c) Chennai (d) Onam
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) month (c) Diwali (d) Pune
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Onam (c) Delhi (d) Holi
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) country
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) month
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) festival
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Yamuna (c) Holi (d) Mumbai
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Jaipur (c) girl (d) mango
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) India (c) March (d) Kenya
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Nepal (c) book (d) ball
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) city (c) Delhi (d) girl
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Omkar (b) city (c) month (d) boy
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) kite (c) elephant (d) boy
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) month
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Kolkata (c) Pune (d) pencil
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) river
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) book (c) school (d) Kolkata
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Onam (c) mango (d) garden
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) teacher (c) mango (d) Ira
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) month (d) city
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) girl (c) Delhi (d) Eid
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Lucknow (c) city (d) month
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) day
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) boy (c) garden (d) Diwali
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Kaveri (c) girl (d) ball
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) river
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) book (c) pencil (d) Narmada
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Vivaan (c) elephant (d) train
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) festival (c) Rohan (d) book
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) city
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) train (c) city (d) India
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) garden (c) Farhan (d) elephant
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) March (c) boy (d) Jaipur
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Sunday (c) mango (d) pencil
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) month
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) city (c) pencil (d) Kenya

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