Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 257 · 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) girl (b) Mumbai (c) Yamuna (d) March
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Aditya (c) festival (d) teacher
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) train (c) Godavari (d) kite
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Mumbai (c) kite (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) month (c) Isha (d) elephant
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Kaveri (c) Friday (d) festival
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) day
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) train (c) India (d) March
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) river (d) festival
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) festival (c) Neel (d) elephant
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) school (c) city (d) Riya
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) June (c) Sunday (d) Godavari
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) day
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Jaipur (c) Japan (d) river
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Nepal (c) Mumbai (d) Eid
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) city (c) Yamuna (d) Japan
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Chennai (c) Pune (d) Kaveri
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) school (c) girl (d) Aisha
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) pencil (c) garden (d) girl
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Chennai (c) Friday (d) teacher
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) river
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Pune (c) Mumbai (d) school
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Japan (c) girl (d) book
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Pune (c) elephant (d) June
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Tara (b) kite (c) elephant (d) month
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) garden (c) boy (d) Chennai
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) river
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) pencil (c) Lucknow (d) elephant
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) month
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Narmada (c) March (d) pencil
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Vivaan (c) ball (d) month
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) month
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) country
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) country (d) river
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) boy (c) festival (d) month
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Jaipur (c) girl (d) festival
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) festival (c) kite (d) Dev
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) festival (c) school (d) month
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Eid (c) city (d) book
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) city (c) pencil (d) teacher

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