Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 212 · 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) Diwali (b) book (c) garden (d) city
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) elephant (c) month (d) Ishaan
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) India (c) garden (d) train
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) garden (c) river (d) Japan
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Priya (c) month (d) kite
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Holi (c) book (d) Lucknow
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) river
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Farhan (b) river (c) city (d) school
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Lucknow (c) Sunday (d) girl
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) kite (c) Delhi (d) festival
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) month
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Lucknow (c) kite (d) Ganga
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Ganga (c) Friday (d) Pongal
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) kite (c) book (d) river
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) festival
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) festival
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) boy (c) month (d) Jaipur
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kaveri (b) girl (c) month (d) festival
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Monday (c) Mumbai (d) Kolkata
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Kenya (c) festival (d) river
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) country
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) school (c) Eid (d) Monday
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) month (c) pencil (d) Kolkata
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) country
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) month
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) ball (c) Vivaan (d) mango
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) festival (c) Eid (d) girl
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Dev (c) school (d) festival
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Pune (c) kite (d) river
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) June (c) book (d) kite
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Ganga (c) Kolkata (d) elephant
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Mumbai (c) Eid (d) river
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) country
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) day
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) March (c) school (d) elephant
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Delhi (c) Kenya (d) mango
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) festival
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) month (c) book (d) Friday
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) book (c) pencil (d) Mumbai

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