Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 514 · 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) river (c) elephant (d) Omkar
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) festival
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) girl (c) Arjun (d) teacher
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rahul (b) elephant (c) kite (d) river
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) book (c) pencil (d) Ananya
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) girl (c) Pune (d) Pongal
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) river
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) city
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) October (c) Delhi (d) school
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) boy (c) city (d) Nepal
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Mumbai (c) Jaipur (d) train
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Kaveri (c) Kolkata (d) elephant
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) country
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Narmada (c) ball (d) city
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) teacher (c) book (d) June
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) river (c) Godavari (d) train
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) country
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) river (c) kite (d) Pongal
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) March (c) garden (d) Diwali
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) day
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) country
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) garden (c) kite (d) March
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Sunday (c) October (d) January
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) city (c) Monday (d) Holi
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) ball (c) Kabir (d) girl
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) river (c) Holi (d) Diwali
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) school (c) Kenya (d) month
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) boy (c) Lucknow (d) Nepal
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) festival (c) Diwali (d) Yamuna
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Onam (c) Yamuna (d) pencil
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) country (d) river
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) October (c) teacher (d) kite
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) river
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) day (d) festival
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) mango (c) month (d) Yamuna
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) month
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Onam (c) teacher (d) river
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) pencil (c) city (d) boy
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) teacher (c) month (d) pencil
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) pencil (c) girl (d) boy

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