Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 187 · 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) book (b) garden (c) pencil (d) Monday
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) ball (c) Kolkata (d) school
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) mango (c) Karan (d) train
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) river
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) festival
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) month (c) Jaipur (d) Friday
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) boy (c) book (d) Yash
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) month
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Monday (c) teacher (d) Narmada
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) river (c) Sneha (d) boy
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) June (c) India (d) Onam
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Mumbai (c) festival (d) city
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) month (d) day
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) kite (c) January (d) elephant
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Delhi (c) Ganga (d) Pune
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) city (c) Ira (d) elephant
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) ball (c) elephant (d) kite
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) festival
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) day
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) day
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) train (c) March (d) Delhi
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Pongal (c) mango (d) Monday
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) March (c) river (d) Diwali
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) river
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Kolkata (c) Kaveri (d) city
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) elephant (c) kite (d) Holi
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Meera (b) elephant (c) teacher (d) train
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) festival
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) India (c) book (d) train
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) festival
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) river
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Onam (c) book (d) Diwali
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Kaveri (c) March (d) ball
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) ball (c) elephant (d) garden
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) river (c) October (d) festival
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) day
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) country
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) festival
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Manav (c) teacher (d) city
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) elephant (c) girl (d) Sunday

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