Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 387 · 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) Priya (c) kite (d) mango
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Yamuna (c) January (d) Delhi
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) river
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) kite (c) elephant (d) October
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Lucknow (c) girl (d) October
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) river
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Chennai (c) Monday (d) train
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) book (c) Kolkata (d) pencil
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) city (c) Japan (d) Kaveri
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Nepal (c) Narmada (d) Eid
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pongal (b) city (c) month (d) elephant
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) country
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Narmada (c) ball (d) Jaipur
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) book (c) ball (d) Rohan
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Mumbai (c) elephant (d) book
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Godavari (c) Pune (d) festival
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) January (c) Jaipur (d) Ganga
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) pencil (c) Kenya (d) Kaveri
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) country
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Kaveri (c) train (d) girl
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) boy (c) festival (d) Monday
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) city
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) boy (c) month (d) Pune
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) festival
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) city (c) festival (d) elephant
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) river
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) festival
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) country
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Godavari (c) month (d) city
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) day
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) city
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Sunday (c) book (d) Yamuna
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) month (c) elephant (d) January
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) elephant (c) train (d) Neel
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Narmada (c) Godavari (d) garden
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) month
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Holi (c) school (d) Kenya
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Friday (c) Onam (d) mango
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) city (c) Chennai (d) elephant
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) day

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