Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

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

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