Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 410 · 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) girl (b) ball (c) mango (d) Kabir
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Diwali (c) river (d) mango
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) girl (c) festival (d) Delhi
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) month
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Friday (c) October (d) Jaipur
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Kolkata (c) girl (d) Delhi
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Jaipur (c) boy (d) ball
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) school (c) Friday (d) ball
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Arjun (c) kite (d) elephant
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Ananya (c) girl (d) train
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) country
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Karan (b) train (c) teacher (d) school
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) January (c) river (d) garden
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Lucknow (c) month (d) Kenya
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) garden (c) Friday (d) Pune
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) train (c) book (d) Yamuna
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Nepal (c) boy (d) Chennai
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) train (c) March (d) boy
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Onam (c) teacher (d) ball
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) girl (c) Kunal (d) book
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) teacher (c) girl (d) Rohan
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) India (c) Nepal (d) pencil
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) day
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) March (c) Ganga (d) January
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) country
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) October (c) Kenya (d) river
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) month (c) garden (d) Monday
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) garden (c) Lucknow (d) book
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Narmada (c) kite (d) Nepal
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Onam (c) book (d) Ganga
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Japan (c) teacher (d) Kaveri
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Riya (c) month (d) teacher
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) river
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) river (c) Godavari (d) month
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) river
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) month
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) month (c) garden (d) Vivaan
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) river (c) Yash (d) school
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) river
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) country

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