Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 504 · 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) festival (b) Jaipur (c) train (d) garden
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) India (c) train (d) festival
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) country
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) festival (c) ball (d) kite
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) boy (c) train (d) March
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Farhan (b) school (c) pencil (d) month
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Kolkata (c) Japan (d) pencil
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Pune (c) school (d) Eid
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Chennai (c) garden (d) city
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) country
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) country
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Diwali (c) Chennai (d) festival
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) city
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Holi (c) Jaipur (d) month
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) river
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) ball (c) kite (d) Yamuna
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Ganga (c) mango (d) India
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) country
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) book (c) Sunday (d) Jaipur
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Kolkata (c) Friday (d) Pune
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) month (c) Eid (d) boy
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) festival
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) India (c) Diwali (d) garden
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) day
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) river
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Kolkata (c) Japan (d) train
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Ananya (c) river (d) kite
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Jaipur (c) Ganga (d) girl
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) kite (c) month (d) Onam
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) book (c) Lucknow (d) train
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) girl (c) January (d) school
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) October (c) elephant (d) river
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) June (c) city (d) October
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) country
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Aditya (c) festival (d) girl
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) garden (c) Pongal (d) train
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) garden (c) Pune (d) boy
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) city
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) January (c) October (d) river
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) boy (c) teacher (d) Karan

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