Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 518 · 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) mango (b) girl (c) ball (d) Vivaan
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Kolkata (c) Diwali (d) Chennai
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) month (c) boy (d) Farhan
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Kenya (c) festival (d) boy
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) day
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) city (c) garden (d) Nepal
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) festival
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) month (d) city
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) October (c) mango (d) Mumbai
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Kolkata (c) Jaipur (d) garden
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) river
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Ganga (c) Pongal (d) Delhi
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) day
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) city (c) Holi (d) Kolkata
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) festival
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) river (c) boy (d) Kolkata
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) festival
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Friday (c) Lucknow (d) Monday
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) garden (c) pencil (d) city
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) city
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Delhi (c) mango (d) festival
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) boy (c) ball (d) January
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) train (c) month (d) Ananya
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) festival
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Pune (c) river (d) elephant
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Onam (c) school (d) ball
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) pencil (c) elephant (d) city
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Pune (c) Yamuna (d) kite
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Pongal (c) Narmada (d) elephant
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Holi (c) Kenya (d) January
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) mango (c) school (d) Pongal
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Kaveri (c) school (d) boy
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) kite (c) river (d) Rahul
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) month
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) elephant (c) boy (d) month
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) June (c) ball (d) month
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) girl (c) Narmada (d) Lucknow
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) teacher (c) kite (d) city
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) India (c) teacher (d) June
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Yamuna (c) Lucknow (d) Monday

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