Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 244 · 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) elephant (b) pencil (c) month (d) Vivaan
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) train (c) Lucknow (d) mango
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) month (c) garden (d) pencil
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) country
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) day
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Eid (c) Onam (d) Diwali
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) city
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) river
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Eid (c) elephant (d) pencil
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Yamuna (c) ball (d) Onam
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) book (c) festival (d) Pune
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Lucknow (c) Narmada (d) October
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) teacher (c) Chennai (d) girl
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Monday (c) Jaipur (d) city
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Onam (c) pencil (d) January
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) festival
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) river (c) kite (d) Holi
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Nepal (c) Chennai (d) boy
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) festival (c) Kolkata (d) October
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) boy (c) month (d) June
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) day
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aditya (b) teacher (c) boy (d) ball
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) ball (c) teacher (d) boy
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) mango (c) Saanvi (d) garden
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kabir (b) teacher (c) school (d) city
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) festival
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) festival
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) festival
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) ball (c) girl (d) Pongal
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) boy (c) Godavari (d) festival
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) train (c) March (d) boy
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Nepal (c) Pongal (d) Japan
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Yamuna (c) Nepal (d) book
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) city
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Ganga (c) Chennai (d) garden
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) mango (c) city (d) Jaipur
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) country
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) school (c) river (d) girl
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) India (c) Kolkata (d) Sunday
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Pooja (c) garden (d) mango

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