Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 307 · 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) festival (c) Ishaan (d) book
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Kaveri (c) Monday (d) Eid
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) book (c) Yamuna (d) Kaveri
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) mango (c) Rahul (d) festival
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) river (d) city
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) June (c) Ganga (d) Mumbai
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) book (c) river (d) Godavari
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) festival
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Isha (b) boy (c) mango (d) girl
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) city
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Monday (c) Friday (d) teacher
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) garden (c) Kaveri (d) Ganga
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) country
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) festival (c) kite (d) Chennai
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) day
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) month
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Friday (c) Mumbai (d) June
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) river
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) book (c) boy (d) Tara
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) country
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Priya (b) ball (c) train (d) kite
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Sunday (c) Japan (d) Delhi
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) girl (c) garden (d) ball
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) teacher (c) book (d) girl
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) boy (c) ball (d) Riya
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) January (c) June (d) Pune
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) garden (c) pencil (d) Diwali
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) day
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) India (c) mango (d) March
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Onam (c) Pune (d) river
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) boy (c) Friday (d) city
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Farhan (c) train (d) garden
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) country
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Pune (c) ball (d) Ganga
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) boy (c) Sunday (d) Ganga
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Holi (c) girl (d) book
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Yash (c) girl (d) teacher
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) month
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) pencil (c) school (d) Omkar
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) girl (c) October (d) city

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