Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 333 · 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) Arjun (b) river (c) book (d) garden
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) book (c) boy (d) Onam
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Godavari (c) Holi (d) garden
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) mango (c) girl (d) garden
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) ball (c) mango (d) Mumbai
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Monday (c) Japan (d) October
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) month
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) India (c) Jaipur (d) pencil
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) month
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) festival
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) pencil (c) ball (d) Ira
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) teacher (c) boy (d) pencil
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) day
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) India (c) Lucknow (d) festival
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) kite (c) Godavari (d) Diwali
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) city (c) ball (d) Pune
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Chennai (c) Sunday (d) book
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) day
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) March (c) river (d) ball
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) city (c) Sunday (d) India
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) river
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) festival
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) month
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) month (c) Holi (d) Godavari
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) ball (c) month (d) Ganga
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) elephant (c) month (d) girl
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) book (c) girl (d) Kunal
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) city
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) country
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) city
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) festival
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) country
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) day
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) girl (c) Sunday (d) teacher
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) teacher (c) river (d) Isha
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) pencil (c) mango (d) Chennai
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Pune (c) Yamuna (d) river
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) book (c) elephant (d) river
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) elephant (c) Godavari (d) month
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Dev (c) city (d) garden

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