Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 230 · 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) city (b) girl (c) book (d) June
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) river (c) train (d) Diwali
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Mumbai (c) Godavari (d) Friday
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) country
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Kaveri (c) Kenya (d) river
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) month (c) kite (d) Lucknow
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Yamuna (c) month (d) March
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) train (c) Sunday (d) Onam
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Mumbai (c) Pongal (d) festival
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) festival (c) kite (d) Yamuna
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) month
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) city (c) elephant (d) teacher
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) teacher (c) Chennai (d) train
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) city
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) girl (c) Nepal (d) Narmada
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) month
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Nepal (c) festival (d) elephant
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) India (c) garden (d) Friday
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) river
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Rohan (c) school (d) mango
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) January (c) Mumbai (d) Delhi
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) month
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) garden (c) Godavari (d) kite
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Friday (c) October (d) school
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) month (c) river (d) Mumbai
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Myra (c) school (d) girl
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Narmada (c) ball (d) Mumbai
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) ball (c) January (d) book
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Diya (c) teacher (d) ball
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Japan (c) train (d) pencil
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) girl (c) Riya (d) mango
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) day
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) river (c) girl (d) festival
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kavya (b) ball (c) teacher (d) kite
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) day
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Lucknow (c) Friday (d) elephant
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Onam (c) Lucknow (d) city
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Farhan (c) mango (d) book
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kaveri (b) teacher (c) elephant (d) kite
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) city

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