Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 414 · 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 common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) girl (c) Kolkata (d) India
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kabir (b) month (c) mango (d) train
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Friday (c) boy (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) boy (c) Narmada (d) train
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) month
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) kite (c) girl (d) Chennai
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) festival (c) Holi (d) Delhi
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Friday (c) Chennai (d) pencil
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) train (c) Ganga (d) river
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) city
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) school (c) month (d) city
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) March (c) Ganga (d) month
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) garden (c) city (d) mango
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) river (c) kite (d) Pongal
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) month (d) river
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) day
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) month
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) mango (c) Kenya (d) October
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Jaipur (c) book (d) Eid
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) river (c) elephant (d) Kaveri
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) festival
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) March (c) Mumbai (d) Nepal
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) river (d) country
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) month
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) book (c) ball (d) Vivaan
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) Zoya
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) city
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) girl (c) Onam (d) book
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) train (c) Monday (d) Friday
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Sneha (c) city (d) girl
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) city
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) garden (c) elephant (d) Yamuna
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Rahul (c) pencil (d) kite
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Narmada (c) Friday (d) elephant
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) month
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) river (c) teacher (d) book
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) day
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) garden (c) pencil (d) elephant
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) pencil (c) Ishaan (d) elephant
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Dev (c) river (d) boy

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