Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 47 · 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) garden (b) mango (c) city (d) Holi
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Delhi (c) Sunday (d) March
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) month
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) school (c) Ganga (d) boy
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) book (c) Pongal (d) Holi
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) ball (c) mango (d) month
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) teacher (c) month (d) train
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Mumbai (c) train (d) kite
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) month
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) mango (c) Pune (d) Godavari
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Farhan (b) mango (c) river (d) teacher
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) day
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kavya (b) pencil (c) boy (d) kite
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) festival
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) girl (c) festival (d) Delhi
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) boy (c) elephant (d) Kaveri
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) month
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Lucknow (c) festival (d) Jaipur
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) boy (c) kite (d) school
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) country
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) teacher (c) girl (d) train
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) country (d) city
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) festival
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) mango (c) ball (d) girl
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) mango (c) garden (d) India
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) day
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) boy (c) Diya (d) river
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) river
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Pune (c) elephant (d) river
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) girl (c) mango (d) Diwali
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) city
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) festival
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) festival
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) train (c) March (d) kite
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Karan (b) mango (c) river (d) train
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) pencil (c) Eid (d) Chennai
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Japan (c) June (d) girl
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) pencil (c) ball (d) January
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) boy (c) Onam (d) teacher
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Chennai (c) river (d) June

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