Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 401 · 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) festival (c) garden (d) Meera
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Japan (c) kite (d) garden
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) day (d) month
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Yamuna (c) month (d) kite
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) teacher (c) river (d) kite
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Sunday (c) Kenya (d) city
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) January (b) boy (c) month (d) girl
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) month
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) day
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Mumbai (c) Ganga (d) book
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) day
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Sunday (c) Kaveri (d) ball
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Sunday (c) river (d) India
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) month
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) month (c) Sunday (d) book
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Delhi (c) Chennai (d) garden
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) festival
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Pongal (c) teacher (d) elephant
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) month
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) mango (c) Zoya (d) ball
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) city
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Diwali (c) school (d) Kaveri
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Godavari (c) garden (d) school
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) country
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Delhi (c) Chennai (d) Friday
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) pencil (c) month (d) Pune
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) teacher (c) India (d) garden
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) mango (c) June (d) Lucknow
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Chennai (c) book (d) festival
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) school (c) city (d) Rohan
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) day
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) month
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) day
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) January (c) teacher (d) Ganga
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) elephant (c) Holi (d) festival
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Jaipur (c) book (d) garden
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) river
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) elephant (c) girl (d) Saanvi
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Narmada (c) book (d) city

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