Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 197 · 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) festival (b) pencil (c) school (d) India
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) June (c) city (d) river
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) mango (c) teacher (d) elephant
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Chennai (c) Mumbai (d) kite
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Ganga (c) Narmada (d) Japan
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Diwali (c) girl (d) month
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Rahul (c) school (d) river
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) month (c) Jaipur (d) elephant
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) kite (c) train (d) Farhan
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) country
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) month (c) March (d) river
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) month (c) Kabir (d) city
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) city (c) Sneha (d) month
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) day
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) month (c) boy (d) river
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Pongal (c) elephant (d) October
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) river
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) country
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) teacher (c) June (d) Onam
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) boy (c) girl (d) Kolkata
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) girl (c) elephant (d) Kenya
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) January (b) elephant (c) pencil (d) teacher
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Eid (c) train (d) Ganga
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Narmada (c) January (d) March
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) girl (c) Diwali (d) March
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) month (c) river (d) Aisha
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) month (c) Pongal (d) festival
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) mango (c) river (d) girl
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) festival
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Mumbai (c) Delhi (d) Monday
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) school (c) Mumbai (d) book
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) country
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) festival
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) city
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) city
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) city (c) June (d) Sunday
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) country
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pooja (b) teacher (c) book (d) girl
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Jaipur (c) school (d) Kaveri

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