Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 418 · 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) mango (b) Godavari (c) girl (d) book
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Nepal (c) pencil (d) month
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Diya (c) teacher (d) book
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Aisha (c) girl (d) river
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) river
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) kite (c) Yamuna (d) Delhi
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yash (b) pencil (c) river (d) festival
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Lucknow (c) ball (d) Pongal
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Aarav (c) boy (d) ball
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) school (c) Mumbai (d) October
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) mango (c) kite (d) Lucknow
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) country
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Diwali (c) mango (d) Kaveri
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) country
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) garden (c) festival (d) book
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) pencil (c) Jaipur (d) June
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Meera (b) mango (c) pencil (d) elephant
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) train (c) Friday (d) June
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) festival (c) Monday (d) India
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) teacher (c) city (d) Kabir
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) June (c) pencil (d) boy
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) month
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) teacher (c) garden (d) Pooja
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) girl (c) January (d) October
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) city
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) book (c) city (d) Monday
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) city
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Japan (c) pencil (d) mango
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) city (c) kite (d) Mumbai
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Yamuna (c) kite (d) city
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) March (c) school (d) river
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ananya (b) boy (c) river (d) elephant
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Pune (c) month (d) Kaveri
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) pencil (c) Neel (d) school
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pongal (b) festival (c) month (d) school
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) pencil (c) city (d) January
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) river
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Pongal (c) Sunday (d) March
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Kenya (c) kite (d) teacher
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Ganga (c) Sunday (d) boy

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