Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 232 · 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) month (b) mango (c) Farhan (d) ball
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) boy (c) train (d) Nepal
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) ball (c) pencil (d) Kolkata
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) train (c) school (d) month
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) January (b) month (c) train (d) school
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) elephant (c) teacher (d) Ishaan
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) city
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) festival
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) river
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) January (c) city (d) Ganga
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) elephant (c) month (d) Chennai
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) book (c) June (d) elephant
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) festival
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) day
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Friday (c) city (d) school
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) boy (c) school (d) Mumbai
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) day
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) festival
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) mango (c) garden (d) Pune
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Delhi (c) Pune (d) January
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) October (c) girl (d) Diwali
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Pongal (c) ball (d) Ganga
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) ball (c) train (d) Pongal
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) book (c) kite (d) Ganga
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) day
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) train (c) festival (d) Zoya
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Arjun (b) ball (c) mango (d) pencil
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) teacher (c) Diwali (d) Holi
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) book (c) Friday (d) Kaveri
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) boy (c) March (d) Japan
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) October (c) teacher (d) city
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) country
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Eid (c) book (d) ball
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Kolkata (c) Sunday (d) Lucknow
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Nepal (c) elephant (d) March
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) teacher (c) Jaipur (d) train
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Diwali (c) Friday (d) Kenya
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) day
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) day
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) garden (c) Jaipur (d) Chennai

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