Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 355 · 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) garden (b) festival (c) Sunday (d) elephant
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Nepal (c) Holi (d) boy
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) country
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) festival (c) elephant (d) March
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) boy (c) garden (d) girl
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Monday (c) Yamuna (d) elephant
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) October (c) Kenya (d) Delhi
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) book (c) Riya (d) school
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pongal (b) garden (c) mango (d) teacher
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Yamuna (c) month (d) Kenya
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Tara (b) book (c) school (d) ball
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) girl (c) Diwali (d) school
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) month (c) train (d) book
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) river
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) boy (c) girl (d) month
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Kolkata (c) book (d) girl
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) festival (c) river (d) Yamuna
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) day
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) month (d) river
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Onam (c) mango (d) teacher
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Aarav (c) kite (d) boy
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) teacher (c) Kaveri (d) Friday
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) month
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) boy (c) elephant (d) Narmada
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Onam (c) Kaveri (d) girl
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) festival (c) river (d) garden
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) mango (c) city (d) Omkar
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Holi (c) train (d) Diwali
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) country
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) month
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) pencil (c) October (d) India
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) festival
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) girl (c) train (d) pencil
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) school (c) girl (d) Neel
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Mumbai (c) elephant (d) mango
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Japan (c) river (d) Sunday
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) month (d) river
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) day
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) train (c) Godavari (d) girl
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Mumbai (c) Jaipur (d) garden

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