Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 507 · 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) girl (b) pencil (c) month (d) Onam
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Mumbai (c) Ganga (d) Yamuna
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) day
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Kaveri (c) Delhi (d) kite
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Kunal (c) teacher (d) boy
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) river
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) June (b) boy (c) school (d) mango
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) mango (c) river (d) book
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) mango (c) train (d) Kenya
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Kolkata (c) Kenya (d) Nepal
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) October (c) Monday (d) city
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) train (c) girl (d) ball
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Myra (b) kite (c) river (d) pencil
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Japan (c) Delhi (d) train
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) month (c) Pongal (d) Diwali
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Ganga (c) Monday (d) Delhi
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Mumbai (c) teacher (d) school
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Delhi (c) festival (d) Jaipur
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) garden (c) Arjun (d) month
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) city
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) festival
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) mango (c) boy (d) Kaveri
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Friday (c) Jaipur (d) March
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) March (c) garden (d) Mumbai
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) ball (c) mango (d) Friday
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) boy (c) school (d) elephant
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) day
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Monday (c) Narmada (d) mango
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) girl (c) ball (d) Delhi
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) country
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) kite (c) Japan (d) pencil
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) boy (c) Ganga (d) Japan
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Pongal (c) boy (d) book
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Pune (c) festival (d) teacher
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) school (c) book (d) Narmada
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) month (c) Pooja (d) festival
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) garden (c) river (d) January
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Pune (c) river (d) October
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) river
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) elephant (c) March (d) Kaveri

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