Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 269 · 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) train (b) elephant (c) kite (d) Nisha
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) city
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) river
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) girl (c) boy (d) Narmada
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) kite (c) Onam (d) Pongal
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) city
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) river (c) Japan (d) kite
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) pencil (c) Kolkata (d) January
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) teacher (c) garden (d) Tara
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Meera (b) boy (c) train (d) ball
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) train (c) Chennai (d) Kolkata
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) city
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kaveri (b) river (c) boy (d) school
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Eid (c) Lucknow (d) teacher
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Nepal (c) garden (d) India
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Pune (c) Jaipur (d) Sunday
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) school (c) ball (d) river
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kabir (b) garden (c) pencil (d) river
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) October (c) Delhi (d) river
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) river (c) train (d) Pune
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) festival
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Onam (c) Kenya (d) elephant
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Narmada (c) girl (d) Godavari
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) river
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) month (c) Diwali (d) girl
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) India (c) Mumbai (d) Holi
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) day
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Neel (c) river (d) teacher
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) festival
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) city
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) book (c) elephant (d) mango
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) day
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) mango (c) Ishaan (d) kite
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) school (c) Arjun (d) book
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Chennai (c) Yamuna (d) Godavari
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) ball (c) teacher (d) girl
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) country
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) kite (c) Chennai (d) festival
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) school (c) India (d) month
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Holi (c) school (d) India

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