Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 251 · 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) school (b) Japan (c) Kenya (d) March
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Kenya (c) Chennai (d) Pongal
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) book (c) Japan (d) ball
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) kite (c) Nepal (d) girl
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) boy (c) city (d) mango
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) day
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) girl (c) Chennai (d) garden
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) festival
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) June (c) boy (d) Lucknow
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) city (c) train (d) festival
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) festival (c) mango (d) Jaipur
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Godavari (c) Lucknow (d) Sunday
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) festival
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) country
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ananya (b) city (c) festival (d) book
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) city
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) country
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) city
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) river
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) teacher (c) Sunday (d) elephant
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) boy (c) Kolkata (d) book
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) festival (c) teacher (d) Ganga
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) kite (c) ball (d) Priya
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) day
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Friday (c) river (d) pencil
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Godavari (c) kite (d) Onam
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Sunday (c) March (d) pencil
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) country (d) city
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Chennai (c) teacher (d) March
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) festival
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Chennai (c) Nepal (d) June
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) mango (c) teacher (d) Yash
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Kaveri (c) January (d) train
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) kite (c) Aarav (d) river
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Ganga (c) Lucknow (d) festival
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Kavya (c) garden (d) river
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Kenya (c) garden (d) Kaveri
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) March (c) month (d) mango
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) mango (c) pencil (d) Kaveri
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) river (c) school (d) boy

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