Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 372 · 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) boy (b) pencil (c) Kenya (d) city
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) country
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) girl (c) Kaveri (d) mango
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Pongal (c) city (d) ball
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) day
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) day
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) kite (c) Pune (d) Sunday
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) day
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) pencil (c) city (d) Farhan
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Godavari (c) school (d) March
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) boy (c) Narmada (d) Friday
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Kolkata (c) Japan (d) Nepal
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) teacher (c) Kolkata (d) Lucknow
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) boy (c) ball (d) India
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) day
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) country
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Kenya (c) Eid (d) Kaveri
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) country
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) river (c) girl (d) month
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) school (c) Yash (d) girl
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) city
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) festival
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Sunday (c) June (d) river
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) city (c) mango (d) ball
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Holi (c) festival (d) school
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) city (c) Eid (d) mango
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) teacher (c) Riya (d) book
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) month
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) country
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) festival (c) ball (d) city
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Pongal (c) ball (d) January
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) girl (c) ball (d) Godavari
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Lucknow (c) kite (d) book
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Karan (b) garden (c) train (d) river
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) girl (c) boy (d) Friday
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) river
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Manav (c) mango (d) kite
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) festival (c) mango (d) pencil
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Nepal (c) Narmada (d) Monday
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) city (c) Mumbai (d) train

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