Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 359 · 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) girl (b) garden (c) elephant (d) October
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) day
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Arjun (c) train (d) girl
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Jaipur (c) Chennai (d) school
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Ganga (c) Nepal (d) festival
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) river
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) day
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) river
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) festival
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Kenya (c) Pune (d) India
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) river
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) city (c) train (d) elephant
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) country
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) month
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) June (c) Kolkata (d) January
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Narmada (c) Kolkata (d) Holi
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) teacher (c) January (d) month
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) month (c) Chennai (d) Godavari
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) train (c) Pune (d) kite
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) festival
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) garden (c) kite (d) Japan
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Delhi (c) Kenya (d) city
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) elephant (c) Monday (d) Ganga
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) train (c) Eid (d) garden
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Godavari (c) Mumbai (d) March
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) day
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) train (c) city (d) pencil
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) day
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Kaveri (c) October (d) kite
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) teacher (c) kite (d) Aditya
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) mango (c) book (d) Monday
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) festival
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Godavari (c) girl (d) Yamuna
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) river
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Diwali (c) girl (d) school
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) teacher (c) Nepal (d) book
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) ball (c) Farhan (d) boy
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) teacher (c) boy (d) Jaipur
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) river
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) pencil (c) train (d) Meera

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