Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 385 · 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) book (b) pencil (c) kite (d) Karan
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) day
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) city (c) Japan (d) Kolkata
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) train (c) garden (d) Yamuna
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Diwali (c) pencil (d) Yamuna
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) train (c) teacher (d) Kabir
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) river
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) festival
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) country (d) city
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) river
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) day
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) country
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) ball (c) kite (d) Friday
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) city
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) river (d) city
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) ball (c) Pooja (d) book
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) river
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Sunday (c) ball (d) Lucknow
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pongal (b) pencil (c) girl (d) ball
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Kenya (c) Chennai (d) elephant
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) river
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) book (c) garden (d) Godavari
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) ball (c) Sneha (d) festival
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Jaipur (c) Lucknow (d) kite
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) mango (c) city (d) Neel
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) June (c) school (d) Jaipur
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) January (c) Kaveri (d) Narmada
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) teacher (c) Chennai (d) March
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ira (b) elephant (c) school (d) kite
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) country
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) month (c) boy (d) festival
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) festival (c) boy (d) Japan
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) June (c) Holi (d) train
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nisha (b) garden (c) book (d) ball
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) book (c) month (d) Dev
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Chennai (c) festival (d) Delhi
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Chennai (c) Sunday (d) Lucknow
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) country
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) month (c) Lucknow (d) ball
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) month

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