Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 222 · 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) boy (b) Friday (c) city (d) festival
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) elephant (c) teacher (d) Sunday
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) month (c) river (d) boy
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) festival
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) kite (c) train (d) Rohan
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Diwali (c) school (d) garden
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) festival (c) Delhi (d) October
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) river (d) month
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) river
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) festival
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Kolkata (c) ball (d) city
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) book (c) Ananya (d) city
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) month
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) country
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) country
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Onam (c) June (d) river
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) teacher (c) train (d) girl
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) elephant (c) month (d) Kaveri
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Delhi (c) Sunday (d) pencil
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Eid (c) book (d) month
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Holi (c) Kenya (d) teacher
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Kolkata (c) mango (d) Yamuna
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) school (c) Narmada (d) Kolkata
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) river
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Ganga (c) Chennai (d) Eid
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Yamuna (c) Holi (d) Mumbai
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) garden (c) Yamuna (d) Ganga
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) day
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Delhi (c) Pune (d) elephant
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Nepal (c) boy (d) Onam
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) book (c) ball (d) Godavari
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) month
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Yamuna (c) kite (d) elephant
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) boy (c) Tara (d) mango
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) month (d) day
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) kite (c) Sunday (d) Ganga
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) city
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Karan (c) ball (d) mango
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Pune (c) boy (d) city
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) country

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