Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 345 · 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.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) river
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) month (c) Saanvi (d) elephant
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Manav (c) train (d) book
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Delhi (c) river (d) Nepal
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Karan (b) girl (c) boy (d) river
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) city (c) Chennai (d) kite
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) teacher (c) Ganga (d) Sunday
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) month (c) Monday (d) Kaveri
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) book (c) teacher (d) Nepal
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) country
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) June (c) kite (d) train
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Pongal (c) mango (d) month
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Ganga (c) city (d) book
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Pongal (c) Mumbai (d) Kaveri
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sneha (b) ball (c) mango (d) river
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) day
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) January (c) festival (d) Holi
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Nepal (c) Kolkata (d) Holi
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) boy (c) river (d) elephant
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) girl (c) river (d) Pune
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) elephant (c) kite (d) Onam
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) train (c) garden (d) Delhi
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Onam (c) girl (d) Yamuna
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) school (c) Kenya (d) Chennai
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Pune (c) Nepal (d) mango
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) country
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) country
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Holi (c) Nepal (d) Chennai
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Godavari (c) ball (d) Narmada
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) day
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) country
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) book (c) school (d) Holi
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) kite (c) school (d) Aditya
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) river
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) train (c) Kaveri (d) river
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) January (b) river (c) book (d) festival
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) month (c) Kunal (d) mango
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) train (c) Kavya (d) river
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) March (c) river (d) pencil
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) elephant (c) river (d) Tara

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