Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 271 · 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) Kenya (b) Onam (c) Pongal (d) train
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) festival
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Japan (c) month (d) India
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Eid (c) Holi (d) river
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Kaveri (c) garden (d) Godavari
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) pencil (c) June (d) festival
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Onam (c) ball (d) Pongal
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) river
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Narmada (c) kite (d) school
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) river (c) mango (d) elephant
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Eid (c) January (d) boy
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) elephant (c) ball (d) city
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) river
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) city (c) Narmada (d) Delhi
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) month (c) Sunday (d) garden
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Narmada (c) March (d) October
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) day
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) book (c) boy (d) Aisha
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) kite (c) girl (d) Diwali
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) city
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) river
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) month (c) Karan (d) train
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Nepal (c) train (d) ball
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) book (c) boy (d) Kenya
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) city (c) boy (d) kite
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) festival (c) boy (d) Kabir
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) March (c) book (d) garden
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Diwali (c) Chennai (d) kite
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) kite (c) ball (d) Holi
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Pongal (c) Kenya (d) Jaipur
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) city
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) day
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Jaipur (c) Eid (d) elephant
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) river
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) month (c) pencil (d) teacher
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rohan (b) pencil (c) girl (d) teacher
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Kavya (c) month (d) girl
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) river
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ira (b) river (c) girl (d) city

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