Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 435 · 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) India (b) Kenya (c) river (d) March
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) ball (c) kite (d) school
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) month (c) Godavari (d) Narmada
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) river
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) day
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) elephant (c) Mumbai (d) girl
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) river (c) elephant (d) Pongal
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) pencil (c) school (d) Delhi
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) teacher (c) Diya (d) book
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) river
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Aditya (c) elephant (d) ball
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kunal (b) festival (c) pencil (d) school
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) river
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Sunday (c) Kolkata (d) Pongal
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) boy (c) March (d) January
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) boy (c) river (d) Onam
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) river
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) country
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Jaipur (c) teacher (d) mango
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Monday (c) Eid (d) girl
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Karan (b) train (c) girl (d) month
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) river
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) river (c) festival (d) Diwali
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) ball (c) girl (d) Tara
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) country
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) boy (c) Holi (d) garden
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) girl (c) January (d) book
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) ball (c) school (d) October
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Omkar (b) girl (c) book (d) elephant
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) river (c) Kolkata (d) mango
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) June (c) elephant (d) Yamuna
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Kavya (c) train (d) elephant
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) city (c) ball (d) book
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) garden (c) book (d) boy
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Eid (c) school (d) ball
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) June (c) festival (d) Jaipur
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) country
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) pencil (c) school (d) Kaveri
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) ball (c) festival (d) Sunday
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) festival

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