Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 206 · 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) garden (b) book (c) Mumbai (d) elephant
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Jaipur (c) Sunday (d) boy
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) river
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) boy (c) Japan (d) school
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) teacher (c) mango (d) Chennai
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Ganga (c) Mumbai (d) river
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) country
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Japan (c) Jaipur (d) month
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) boy (c) Nepal (d) city
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) school (c) Narmada (d) month
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) teacher (c) elephant (d) Myra
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Lucknow (c) Diwali (d) book
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) city (c) Holi (d) river
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) garden (c) city (d) festival
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) teacher (c) garden (d) Delhi
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) kite (c) train (d) Lucknow
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) March (c) school (d) Lucknow
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) teacher (c) January (d) elephant
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) kite (c) elephant (d) Ananya
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Monday (c) elephant (d) October
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) garden (c) Kaveri (d) school
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Chennai (c) Japan (d) garden
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) city (c) Yamuna (d) festival
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) girl (c) Friday (d) India
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) month
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) river (c) Arjun (d) festival
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) festival
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) school (c) Kolkata (d) ball
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) festival
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) kite (c) Kabir (d) boy
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rohan (b) teacher (c) month (d) mango
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Monday (c) month (d) train
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) country (d) city
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) river
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) country
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) pencil (c) June (d) school
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Nepal (c) Delhi (d) mango
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) month (c) Priya (d) girl
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) city (c) Aditya (d) kite
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) festival

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