Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 301 · 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) October (b) kite (c) mango (d) boy
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) October (c) Diwali (d) Onam
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) kite (c) teacher (d) ball
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) kite (c) Pune (d) festival
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) girl (c) Holi (d) month
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aisha (b) teacher (c) month (d) river
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) girl (c) Pune (d) Yamuna
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) month (d) city
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) book (c) Lucknow (d) Eid
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) teacher (c) pencil (d) Omkar
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) festival
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Nepal (c) Pune (d) India
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) garden (c) ball (d) teacher
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Kaveri (c) school (d) train
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) kite (c) Lucknow (d) boy
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) festival
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) boy (c) Myra (d) festival
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Delhi (c) river (d) Friday
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Tara (c) month (d) elephant
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) country
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) river (d) city
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sunday (b) city (c) kite (d) ball
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Delhi (c) mango (d) Eid
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) ball (c) Narmada (d) garden
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) city
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) city
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) river
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) mango (c) girl (d) ball
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) India (c) March (d) boy
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) river
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) river
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) mango (c) March (d) pencil
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) school (c) book (d) Kolkata
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) river
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Friday (c) January (d) elephant
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) month
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) month (c) festival (d) Japan
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) garden (c) Narmada (d) Godavari
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Farhan (b) train (c) river (d) teacher
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Holi (c) school (d) Godavari

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