Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 349 · 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) kite (b) Kenya (c) teacher (d) girl
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) boy (c) elephant (d) Chennai
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) river
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) garden (c) Friday (d) pencil
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) river
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) day
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Nepal (c) Chennai (d) teacher
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Kolkata (c) book (d) India
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Godavari (c) school (d) Pongal
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) kite (c) Dev (d) festival
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) boy (c) Monday (d) Sunday
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Meera (b) mango (c) city (d) girl
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Jaipur (c) kite (d) Nepal
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) festival
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) month (c) school (d) Jaipur
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kavya (b) train (c) book (d) kite
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) elephant (c) festival (d) garden
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) festival
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) country (d) city
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Delhi (c) Pongal (d) pencil
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) city
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) January (c) Mumbai (d) train
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Delhi (c) Sunday (d) month
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) river
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) ball (c) river (d) Pune
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) October (c) Kolkata (d) river
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Holi (c) garden (d) Monday
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) girl (c) Onam (d) kite
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) city
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) month
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) festival (c) elephant (d) Godavari
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) day
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) girl (c) Priya (d) teacher
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) mango (c) Kolkata (d) pencil
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) month (c) June (d) girl
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) festival
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) country
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Diwali (c) book (d) elephant
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) boy (c) river (d) Riya
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Ganga (c) Eid (d) ball

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