Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 351 · 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) Delhi (b) book (c) train (d) ball
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) country
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) river
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Pune (c) school (d) Lucknow
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Friday (c) pencil (d) boy
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Chennai (c) Narmada (d) river
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) month (c) girl (d) Kavya
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) month
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Aarav (c) mango (d) boy
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Kolkata (c) Onam (d) Pongal
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) March (c) Friday (d) mango
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) boy (c) pencil (d) book
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) girl (c) Nepal (d) Godavari
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) pencil (c) boy (d) Vivaan
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Kenya (c) Diwali (d) Holi
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Onam (c) school (d) river
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) country (d) city
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) school (c) Godavari (d) kite
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) city (c) mango (d) boy
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) river (c) Lucknow (d) boy
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Pongal (c) Jaipur (d) Narmada
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) city
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) country
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) book (c) Dev (d) train
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) month
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Mumbai (c) Holi (d) Narmada
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) girl (c) elephant (d) ball
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) country
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) month
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) pencil (c) Kunal (d) kite
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) festival (c) garden (d) city
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) city
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) festival (c) city (d) Rohan
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) month
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) India (c) festival (d) river
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) month
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) month (c) garden (d) ball
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Delhi (c) garden (d) June
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) book (c) Zoya (d) garden
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Isha (c) girl (d) ball

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