Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 419 · 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) Kaveri (b) girl (c) mango (d) teacher
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) city (c) kite (d) Diwali
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) river
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) teacher (c) Mumbai (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) river (c) Aditya (d) city
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Friday (c) Diwali (d) city
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Holi (c) festival (d) garden
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Onam (c) Kenya (d) festival
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) country (d) river
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) month (c) girl (d) teacher
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Pongal (c) pencil (d) Friday
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Diwali (c) Kolkata (d) kite
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Onam (c) Monday (d) ball
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) train (c) pencil (d) Neel
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) June (c) Jaipur (d) month
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) January (c) pencil (d) elephant
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Jaipur (c) Godavari (d) elephant
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Delhi (c) river (d) Mumbai
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) country
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) day
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Nepal (c) city (d) elephant
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Kenya (c) boy (d) month
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) elephant (c) pencil (d) June
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) day
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) school (c) month (d) garden
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) city
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) October (c) boy (d) mango
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) elephant (c) Delhi (d) book
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Japan (c) Nepal (d) book
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rohan (b) boy (c) river (d) girl
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Eid (c) teacher (d) Kolkata
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) river (c) India (d) kite
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) month
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) month
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) country
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) day
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) book (c) Sunday (d) kite
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) day
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Zoya (c) mango (d) month
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) month

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