Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 361 · 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) elephant (b) school (c) Diwali (d) city
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) January (c) garden (d) train
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) day
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Monday (c) Eid (d) ball
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) river
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) day
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) city
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) festival (c) Kunal (d) ball
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) day
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Narmada (c) Nepal (d) school
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) city (c) girl (d) river
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kaveri (b) river (c) city (d) book
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) river
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Jaipur (c) India (d) Lucknow
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Ananya (c) garden (d) boy
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) pencil (c) Kolkata (d) teacher
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) month (c) March (d) school
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) city (c) girl (d) Friday
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Myra (b) pencil (c) boy (d) city
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Pune (c) pencil (d) river
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) city (c) mango (d) Jaipur
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) country
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) country
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sunday (b) train (c) book (d) month
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) ball (c) festival (d) garden
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) garden (c) school (d) October
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) festival
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) river
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Narmada (c) Pongal (d) pencil
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Eid (c) girl (d) mango
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Monday (c) Jaipur (d) festival
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) month (c) Onam (d) Mumbai
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) festival
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Sunday (c) elephant (d) Kenya
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Kenya (c) Holi (d) Yamuna
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) October (c) Kolkata (d) mango
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) teacher (c) Delhi (d) Pongal
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) festival (c) India (d) book
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) boy (c) kite (d) Holi
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) country

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