Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 442 · 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) elephant (b) Nepal (c) pencil (d) ball
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) city (c) Chennai (d) June
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Godavari (c) teacher (d) train
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Isha (b) garden (c) elephant (d) river
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Holi (c) book (d) teacher
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) river
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Godavari (c) boy (d) Chennai
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Jaipur (c) Pongal (d) month
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) city
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) June (c) river (d) Onam
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) March (c) kite (d) Mumbai
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) day
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) month
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Riya (c) city (d) girl
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) elephant (c) Onam (d) January
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) city
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) river
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Sunday (c) pencil (d) Ganga
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Lucknow (c) March (d) mango
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) country
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Ganga (c) Lucknow (d) Onam
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) city (c) elephant (d) Mumbai
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Karan (c) festival (d) month
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) girl (c) book (d) pencil
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) month
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) festival (c) Sunday (d) book
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) country
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Narmada (c) Japan (d) teacher
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) March (c) Narmada (d) train
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Saanvi (c) ball (d) garden
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) pencil (c) girl (d) book
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) river
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) festival
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) India (c) book (d) Monday
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) train (c) girl (d) June
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) city (c) Kaveri (d) ball
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) country
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) city (c) garden (d) river
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) train (c) Narmada (d) city
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Jaipur (c) river (d) city

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