Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 483 · 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) boy (b) festival (c) Pongal (d) pencil
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) Yamuna
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Mumbai (c) Onam (d) Diwali
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) month (c) Manav (d) kite
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) month
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) city (c) Saanvi (d) boy
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) mango (c) Ananya (d) book
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) city
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) day
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) boy (c) Ganga (d) Chennai
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) day
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) January (b) teacher (c) train (d) garden
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Eid (c) girl (d) Kenya
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Narmada (c) Kolkata (d) school
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) mango (c) Chennai (d) girl
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) school (c) Ganga (d) ball
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) month
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) city
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Kenya (c) elephant (d) month
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Zoya (c) boy (d) city
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) country (d) month
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) ball (c) June (d) October
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) day
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Kaveri (c) Japan (d) teacher
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rohan (b) city (c) mango (d) kite
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Diwali (c) teacher (d) month
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) city
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) mango (c) Mumbai (d) pencil
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Karan (c) ball (d) school
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) elephant (c) pencil (d) Myra
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) festival
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Aditya (c) month (d) ball
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) pencil (c) month (d) Pooja
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) kite (c) Onam (d) January
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) river
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) country
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) pencil (c) Sunday (d) Kolkata
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Monday (c) month (d) Japan
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) teacher (c) Lucknow (d) river
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) girl (c) book (d) Neel

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