Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

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

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