Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 247 · 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) Ira (b) kite (c) book (d) pencil
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Sunday (c) boy (d) Ganga
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) school (c) January (d) Mumbai
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Japan (c) elephant (d) book
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) mango (c) city (d) kite
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) country
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Pune (c) Jaipur (d) river
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Onam (c) Holi (d) January
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) elephant (c) river (d) Rahul
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) month (c) Dev (d) school
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Yamuna (c) garden (d) March
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Holi (c) Japan (d) festival
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Ganga (c) train (d) ball
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) kite (c) Onam (d) book
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) river (d) city
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) ball (c) teacher (d) Holi
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) city (c) teacher (d) Kolkata
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) month (c) river (d) Kenya
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Nepal (c) Friday (d) Sunday
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) school (c) city (d) ball
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) March (c) Monday (d) Sunday
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) day
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) teacher (c) city (d) Eid
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) pencil (c) Friday (d) school
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) girl (c) teacher (d) book
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) month
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Godavari (c) elephant (d) March
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) school (c) Pongal (d) month
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) school (c) Aisha (d) elephant
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) festival
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) girl (c) Riya (d) boy
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) city
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) month
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) city
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) country
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) country
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Kolkata (c) Pongal (d) Diwali
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) pencil (c) Pongal (d) Mumbai
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Monday (c) girl (d) Pune
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) school (c) girl (d) elephant

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