Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 292 · 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) ball (b) Onam (c) school (d) festival
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) country
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) day
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Karan (b) teacher (c) pencil (d) train
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) city
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Yamuna (c) Monday (d) festival
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) pencil (c) school (d) Kavya
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Omkar (c) festival (d) ball
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) festival (c) book (d) Kaveri
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) city
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Aditya (c) elephant (d) city
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) month
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Diwali (c) Godavari (d) Holi
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) elephant (c) festival (d) March
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) October (c) festival (d) elephant
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) city
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Kenya (c) girl (d) Kolkata
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Narmada (c) train (d) Friday
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Pongal (c) city (d) girl
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Friday (c) June (d) Kenya
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) city (c) Yamuna (d) March
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) book (c) Sunday (d) boy
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) month (c) Chennai (d) river
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) teacher (c) train (d) Lucknow
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) garden (c) festival (d) ball
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) garden (c) Jaipur (d) Yamuna
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) river (c) garden (d) Tara
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) boy (c) Kenya (d) Monday
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) June (c) kite (d) girl
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Delhi (c) Kenya (d) month
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) mango (c) Ananya (d) festival
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) day
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) kite (c) Monday (d) teacher
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) river
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) festival
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) country
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Narmada (c) Mumbai (d) Ganga
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Jaipur (c) garden (d) train
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) girl (c) month (d) Dev
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Zoya (c) book (d) city

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