Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 249 · 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 common noun? (a) March (b) Friday (c) Monday (d) book
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) elephant (c) kite (d) Kolkata
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Jaipur (c) Pongal (d) month
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) girl (c) book (d) elephant
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sunday (b) river (c) festival (d) pencil
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) day
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) teacher (c) Riya (d) mango
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) teacher (c) Mumbai (d) Eid
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) country (d) city
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) garden (c) book (d) October
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) country
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) day
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) kite (c) pencil (d) Pune
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Myra (c) kite (d) train
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) country
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Friday (c) Godavari (d) Holi
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) day
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) country
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) river
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) book (c) January (d) city
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) river (c) teacher (d) Kavya
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) month (d) day
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Godavari (c) school (d) festival
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) ball (c) Japan (d) mango
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Monday (c) Jaipur (d) January
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Lucknow (c) Godavari (d) kite
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) pencil (c) city (d) Ganga
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kabir (b) month (c) city (d) garden
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) country (d) festival
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) kite (c) school (d) girl
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) teacher (c) mango (d) elephant
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Chennai (c) pencil (d) Onam
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) festival
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) city (c) school (d) festival
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Onam (c) boy (d) train
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) month (c) city (d) Nepal
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) boy (c) month (d) Diya
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) mango (c) Lucknow (d) garden
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) garden (c) teacher (d) Pooja
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) book (c) elephant (d) girl

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