Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 465 · 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) school (b) Neel (c) river (d) month
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) city
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Godavari (c) Narmada (d) girl
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Onam (c) Jaipur (d) June
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) city (c) March (d) Eid
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Godavari (c) Mumbai (d) month
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) river
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Lucknow (c) Diwali (d) book
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) festival
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aisha (b) elephant (c) kite (d) city
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) kite (c) teacher (d) book
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Nepal (c) Kenya (d) train
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) school (c) Karan (d) ball
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) girl (c) city (d) train
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) river
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) pencil (c) Nepal (d) girl
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Nepal (c) pencil (d) June
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) kite (c) school (d) Kaveri
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) school (c) garden (d) Kolkata
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) January (c) river (d) March
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Jaipur (c) elephant (d) Eid
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Yash (c) month (d) kite
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Godavari (c) Chennai (d) garden
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) June (c) city (d) pencil
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) city (c) month (d) Pooja
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) city (c) river (d) Narmada
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) festival
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) river
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) river (c) kite (d) India
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) Aarav
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) school (c) Dev (d) city
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) festival (c) Pune (d) city
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) mango (c) Pongal (d) garden
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Lucknow (c) kite (d) girl
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) day
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) garden (c) elephant (d) girl
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) festival
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) festival
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) river (c) Sunday (d) school
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Ganga (c) Onam (d) school

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