Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 389 · 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) kite (c) book (d) Diwali
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Yamuna (c) Lucknow (d) elephant
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) city (c) Myra (d) mango
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) country
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) elephant (c) month (d) Yamuna
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) pencil (c) Monday (d) kite
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) country (d) festival
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) book (c) Godavari (d) Mumbai
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) ball (c) river (d) city
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) month
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) garden (c) Lucknow (d) India
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) festival (c) elephant (d) Nepal
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) river
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) June (b) kite (c) pencil (d) month
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) city
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) festival
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) city
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) city
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) ball (c) girl (d) Vivaan
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) train (c) Friday (d) book
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) January (c) Pune (d) month
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) school (c) kite (d) Chennai
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) boy (c) Lucknow (d) pencil
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Kenya (c) school (d) ball
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) city (c) Delhi (d) train
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Diwali (c) Narmada (d) ball
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) girl (c) city (d) Aditya
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) city (c) Godavari (d) school
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) garden (c) Zoya (d) elephant
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) river
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Mumbai (c) school (d) Friday
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) day
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Monday (c) Godavari (d) Ganga
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) day
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) January (c) city (d) Onam
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) country (d) day
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) city
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Karan (b) book (c) elephant (d) kite
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) city
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Mumbai (c) Eid (d) pencil

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