Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 340 · 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) river (c) June (d) pencil
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) month (d) festival
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Nepal (c) month (d) pencil
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) garden (c) Jaipur (d) Eid
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Kenya (c) Chennai (d) Godavari
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Pune (c) Mumbai (d) Delhi
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) city (c) girl (d) mango
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) ball (c) month (d) mango
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) city
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) elephant (c) Lucknow (d) Mumbai
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) train (c) Yamuna (d) boy
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) girl (c) Diya (d) mango
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) city (c) India (d) train
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Priya (c) month (d) teacher
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) March (c) train (d) Jaipur
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Aarav (c) river (d) month
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Eid (c) India (d) river
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) October (c) India (d) January
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) day
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) city
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) festival
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) elephant (c) Kaveri (d) school
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Onam (c) school (d) kite
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Onam (c) girl (d) Pune
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Arjun (b) ball (c) kite (d) mango
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) elephant (c) Vivaan (d) ball
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) river (c) mango (d) Omkar
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) country
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) month
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) October (c) festival (d) Friday
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) mango (c) train (d) Diwali
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Nepal (c) mango (d) Japan
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) river
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) month
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Kenya (c) Delhi (d) Monday
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) festival (c) ball (d) Mumbai
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) October (c) ball (d) Holi
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) garden (c) pencil (d) mango
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) mango (c) Narmada (d) month
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Rahul (c) elephant (d) train

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