Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 376 · 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) garden (b) kite (c) Dev (d) girl
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) garden (c) train (d) school
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Kenya (c) Ganga (d) garden
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) festival (c) Farhan (d) school
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) kite (c) Chennai (d) festival
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) book (c) Monday (d) garden
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) country
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) country
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) garden (c) boy (d) Rohan
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sunday (b) river (c) mango (d) kite
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Kenya (c) Diwali (d) Narmada
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Mumbai (c) Diwali (d) festival
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) month (c) city (d) Pune
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Kaveri (c) March (d) teacher
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) pencil (c) Yamuna (d) Holi
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Nepal (c) Kolkata (d) Narmada
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Eid (c) train (d) Chennai
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Onam (c) city (d) festival
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) girl (c) Diwali (d) elephant
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Karan (c) elephant (d) girl
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) country
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Friday (c) river (d) school
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Eid (c) teacher (d) river
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) country (d) city
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) festival
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) city
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) country
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) month
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Ganga (c) Delhi (d) Chennai
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) day
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Riya (b) train (c) mango (d) river
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) festival
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Zoya (c) kite (d) garden
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) June (c) girl (d) teacher
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Manav (b) elephant (c) mango (d) river
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) day
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) country
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) school (c) Ganga (d) October
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) month (c) river (d) Pongal

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