Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 516 · 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) school (b) train (c) elephant (d) Lucknow
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) city
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) October (c) festival (d) Pune
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) river
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) March (c) Pune (d) boy
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) day
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) day
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Isha (c) girl (d) kite
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Jaipur (c) river (d) boy
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) city (c) Pooja (d) garden
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) day
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) festival (c) city (d) Friday
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) girl (c) Nepal (d) teacher
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) river
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) teacher (c) Aisha (d) river
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Ganga (c) city (d) January
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Monday (c) pencil (d) Pune
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) October (c) river (d) girl
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Chennai (c) river (d) Pune
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) country (d) day
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) city (c) train (d) mango
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) festival
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) March (c) Kaveri (d) mango
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Jaipur (c) Lucknow (d) ball
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Meera (b) kite (c) mango (d) train
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) train (c) Onam (d) Eid
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Holi (c) Lucknow (d) October
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) girl (c) city (d) March
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pongal (b) mango (c) school (d) girl
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) country
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) boy (c) month (d) Godavari
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) elephant (c) ball (d) city
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) ball (c) kite (d) river
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) festival
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Eid (c) school (d) Mumbai
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ira (b) elephant (c) ball (d) festival
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) month (c) March (d) Chennai
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) river
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Neel (b) festival (c) boy (d) river
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) kite (c) Holi (d) train

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