Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 466 · 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) Yash (b) kite (c) garden (d) train
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) kite (c) school (d) Eid
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) October (c) school (d) garden
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) girl (c) city (d) boy
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) festival (c) book (d) elephant
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) month
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) mango (c) elephant (d) Vivaan
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Pune (c) festival (d) river
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) month (c) elephant (d) Kaveri
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) country (d) city
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) boy (c) teacher (d) city
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) day
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Godavari (c) month (d) Monday
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Mumbai (c) book (d) Jaipur
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Narmada (c) elephant (d) Kolkata
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) city
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Kenya (c) river (d) Sunday
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) boy (c) Pongal (d) Holi
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Monday (c) Chennai (d) Friday
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) June (c) Nepal (d) pencil
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) festival
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Lucknow (c) pencil (d) train
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Pooja (c) kite (d) girl
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diya (b) city (c) river (d) festival
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Nepal (c) Onam (d) train
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Yamuna (c) Ganga (d) October
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) day
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) day
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) city (c) January (d) river
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) day
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) garden (c) river (d) Aarav
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) boy (c) India (d) school
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ira (b) festival (c) boy (d) pencil
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Nepal (c) Narmada (d) Chennai
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Meera (c) girl (d) book
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) month
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) month
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) river
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) month (c) teacher (d) June

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