Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 191 · 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) mango (b) ball (c) Delhi (d) kite
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) June (c) India (d) Lucknow
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) country
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Mumbai (c) ball (d) October
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) garden (c) Pooja (d) river
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) train (c) Saanvi (d) girl
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) river (c) festival (d) Yamuna
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) country
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Sunday (c) Yamuna (d) mango
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Kaveri (c) river (d) Onam
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) pencil (c) Kolkata (d) Yamuna
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) country
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) river
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Holi (c) Pune (d) Sunday
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) October (c) boy (d) river
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Ganga (c) ball (d) river
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) country
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) kite (c) Eid (d) festival
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) girl (c) book (d) Pune
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Kaveri (c) teacher (d) boy
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) month
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Chennai (c) month (d) pencil
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) ball (c) boy (d) Vivaan
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) mango (c) pencil (d) Diwali
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Godavari (c) Kaveri (d) Nepal
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) river
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) city
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) teacher (c) Godavari (d) Kolkata
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) country
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) train (c) river (d) Manav
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) month
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Lucknow (c) elephant (d) Mumbai
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Sneha (c) book (d) city
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Monday (c) boy (d) Pune
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) river (c) Lucknow (d) garden
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) city
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) teacher (c) pencil (d) elephant
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) city
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) river
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) mango (c) Dev (d) pencil

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