Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

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

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