Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 209 · 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) girl (b) book (c) pencil (d) Pooja
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Pongal (c) March (d) pencil
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) pencil (c) month (d) ball
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) June (c) Diwali (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) teacher (c) boy (d) festival
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Diwali (c) school (d) mango
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) girl (c) June (d) pencil
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Kolkata (c) Friday (d) girl
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) month
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) October (c) Mumbai (d) January
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) India (c) city (d) school
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) book (c) Friday (d) Jaipur
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) boy (c) Omkar (d) garden
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Narmada (c) Japan (d) kite
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) teacher (c) Narmada (d) Chennai
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Japan (c) garden (d) Jaipur
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) country
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) January (b) ball (c) boy (d) elephant
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) country
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Friday (c) Japan (d) ball
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) festival
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Priya (b) mango (c) train (d) teacher
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) month
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) pencil (c) girl (d) Kavya
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Monday (c) city (d) ball
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) month
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) school (c) city (d) Friday
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) city
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Japan (c) month (d) Narmada
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) river (c) girl (d) Arjun
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Kenya (c) Kolkata (d) river
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) city
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) festival
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) kite (c) festival (d) Nepal
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) river
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) river
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) June (c) train (d) Onam
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) elephant (c) girl (d) Meera
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) train (c) Mumbai (d) girl
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) garden (c) Chennai (d) river

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