Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 478 · 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.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) country
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Godavari (c) January (d) teacher
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Diwali (c) India (d) January
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) festival (c) Pongal (d) Monday
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) teacher (c) garden (d) festival
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Eid (c) city (d) ball
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) city (c) boy (d) school
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) day (d) festival
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) festival (c) Holi (d) ball
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) river (c) book (d) train
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) river (d) festival
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) city
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) mango (c) Japan (d) Godavari
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) day (d) city
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) teacher (c) Onam (d) river
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Chennai (c) Lucknow (d) Mumbai
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) girl (c) Yamuna (d) Nepal
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Kolkata (c) city (d) teacher
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Monday (c) kite (d) Nepal
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) book (c) Delhi (d) festival
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) month (c) boy (d) river
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Nepal (c) Kenya (d) January
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) book (c) Aisha (d) ball
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) girl (c) teacher (d) Chennai
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) October (c) school (d) garden
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ishaan (b) pencil (c) teacher (d) festival
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Delhi (c) city (d) January
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) mango (c) girl (d) Sunday
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) boy (c) Aarav (d) girl
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) month (c) city (d) March
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) month
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) river
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) ball (c) train (d) Karan
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diya (b) city (c) train (d) garden
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) book (c) mango (d) Monday
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Ananya (c) girl (d) school
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) June (c) train (d) Nepal
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) book (c) January (d) Onam
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Pongal (c) Sunday (d) Delhi
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) March (c) Diwali (d) pencil

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