Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 364 · 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) train (b) pencil (c) city (d) India
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) day
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Friday (c) Chennai (d) Godavari
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) river
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) river
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Godavari (c) river (d) Japan
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Pongal (c) Yamuna (d) book
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) mango (c) Riya (d) month
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) country
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) river
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Eid (c) train (d) Monday
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Nepal (c) Kolkata (d) school
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) city (c) garden (d) train
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) teacher (c) month (d) Japan
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) festival
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) month
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) mango (c) river (d) month
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) city
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) festival (c) teacher (d) Eid
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Yash (c) girl (d) ball
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) pencil (c) city (d) Aditya
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Friday (c) Mumbai (d) boy
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) elephant (c) March (d) Eid
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) city (c) Diwali (d) school
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Narmada (c) Ganga (d) ball
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) girl (c) Diwali (d) Ganga
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) train (c) river (d) Ganga
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Narmada (c) Mumbai (d) month
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Delhi (c) pencil (d) Pune
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) pencil (c) garden (d) Pune
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) city
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) river
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) festival
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) book (c) Aarav (d) kite
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) girl (c) Lucknow (d) festival
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) garden (c) Chennai (d) river
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Diwali (c) Monday (d) city
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) month (c) city (d) train
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) train (c) river (d) Diya
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) river (c) ball (d) Kolkata

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