Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 216 · 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) book (b) river (c) Lucknow (d) teacher
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) pencil (c) Nepal (d) boy
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) river
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Kenya (c) ball (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) city (c) school (d) festival
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) country
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) ball (c) Kenya (d) Kolkata
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) city (c) ball (d) Pooja
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Jaipur (c) elephant (d) Delhi
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) city
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Pune (c) elephant (d) mango
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) school (c) girl (d) teacher
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) city (c) October (d) month
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) river (c) Kaveri (d) garden
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) city (c) garden (d) elephant
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) girl (c) Ganga (d) kite
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Kolkata (c) teacher (d) Nepal
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) month
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) girl (c) mango (d) Ira
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) India (c) Mumbai (d) Diwali
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sunday (b) boy (c) ball (d) girl
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Jaipur (c) city (d) Sunday
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Monday (c) Japan (d) Mumbai
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) garden (c) Yamuna (d) book
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Jaipur (c) Diwali (d) kite
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) river (c) kite (d) Diwali
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) day
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Pongal (c) school (d) Nepal
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) kite (c) city (d) Pongal
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) girl (c) Mumbai (d) kite
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Eid (c) boy (d) month
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) train (c) Diwali (d) January
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) city
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) city
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Eid (c) Diwali (d) garden
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) teacher (c) elephant (d) Kunal
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) river
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Myra (b) train (c) boy (d) ball
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) festival
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) day

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