Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 480 · 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) city (b) girl (c) Saanvi (d) book
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Friday (c) city (d) Ganga
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) river
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) school (c) Yamuna (d) boy
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) India (c) book (d) ball
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) elephant (c) Delhi (d) Ganga
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) elephant (c) Tara (d) festival
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Narmada (c) Lucknow (d) kite
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) river (c) March (d) city
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) day
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Neel (c) river (d) book
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) train (c) festival (d) Jaipur
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) month
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) boy (c) Aisha (d) month
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) book (c) city (d) Kaveri
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) festival (c) March (d) October
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) June (b) elephant (c) festival (d) pencil
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) month (c) Monday (d) ball
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) river
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) festival (c) city (d) Kolkata
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) school (c) book (d) Pune
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) elephant (c) Kenya (d) river
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) India (c) October (d) mango
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Holi (c) January (d) Ganga
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diya (b) book (c) kite (d) river
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) month
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) country
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) ball (c) June (d) Sunday
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) school (c) month (d) kite
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Friday (c) teacher (d) Holi
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Friday (c) teacher (d) ball
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) October (c) train (d) book
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) river
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) month
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) school (c) Jaipur (d) Mumbai
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) India (c) Holi (d) October
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Kaveri (c) Pongal (d) garden
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) teacher (c) month (d) Omkar
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) pencil (c) river (d) festival
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) river

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