Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 188 · 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) river (c) Pongal (d) garden
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Godavari (c) Ganga (d) teacher
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) boy (c) teacher (d) Sunday
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Onam (c) festival (d) Pune
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aditya (b) teacher (c) pencil (d) book
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) school (c) mango (d) city
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Onam (c) June (d) Godavari
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Chennai (c) garden (d) mango
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Lucknow (c) Delhi (d) book
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Ganga (c) March (d) boy
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Nepal (c) June (d) school
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) month
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) January (b) city (c) girl (d) kite
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) festival
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) elephant (c) Godavari (d) teacher
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) river
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) garden (c) city (d) Nepal
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) river (c) Monday (d) March
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) festival
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Holi (c) mango (d) festival
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Holi (c) Pune (d) Monday
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) month (c) school (d) Kaveri
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) month (c) Onam (d) June
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) train (c) March (d) city
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) country (d) city
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) pencil (c) Rohan (d) book
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) festival
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) city
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) book (c) elephant (d) Pune
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) city (c) river (d) elephant
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) river
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) ball (c) school (d) Yamuna
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) city (c) book (d) Farhan
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) train (c) kite (d) city
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) city (c) Jaipur (d) month
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) month (d) festival
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) city
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) river
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) elephant (c) train (d) Nisha
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) country (d) river

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