Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 362 · 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) month (b) garden (c) Yash (d) ball
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) festival (c) Pooja (d) pencil
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Lucknow (c) mango (d) June
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) city (c) pencil (d) Pune
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) month
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) river
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) June (c) kite (d) mango
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) river
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) country
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Monday (c) elephant (d) Delhi
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) ball (c) city (d) Kaveri
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Delhi (c) festival (d) June
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) pencil (c) garden (d) month
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Japan (c) kite (d) river
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) river (c) garden (d) March
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) girl (c) boy (d) month
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) river (c) Manav (d) city
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) month (c) school (d) train
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) boy (c) Onam (d) train
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Zoya (c) book (d) girl
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) teacher (c) ball (d) Lucknow
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Holi (c) kite (d) Chennai
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) girl (c) month (d) Ganga
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) festival
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) day
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) day
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) country
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) October (c) garden (d) festival
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) month
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Karan (b) book (c) girl (d) kite
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Meera (b) city (c) book (d) mango
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Narmada (c) Holi (d) January
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) June (c) March (d) garden
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) kite (c) boy (d) school
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) month
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) pencil (c) mango (d) Kolkata
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) river (c) girl (d) Narmada
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kunal (b) book (c) garden (d) river
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) river
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) country

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