Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 519 · 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) teacher (b) Kaveri (c) train (d) pencil
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) school (c) garden (d) Dev
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Chennai (c) river (d) Mumbai
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) mango (c) Monday (d) kite
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) garden (c) Omkar (d) city
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) India (c) Pune (d) October
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) day
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Priya (b) city (c) ball (d) kite
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) river
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) boy (c) Holi (d) Mumbai
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) river (c) month (d) Pune
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) March (c) Delhi (d) festival
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Nepal (c) Delhi (d) Pongal
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) pencil (c) school (d) June
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) teacher (c) Kenya (d) river
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) month (c) teacher (d) Onam
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Kolkata (c) kite (d) Delhi
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) river (d) country
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) elephant (c) Nepal (d) river
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) festival
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) month (c) Narmada (d) October
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) festival (c) Godavari (d) mango
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) festival
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) river
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) month
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) river
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) city
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) India (c) Kaveri (d) Godavari
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) city (c) festival (d) January
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Diwali (c) school (d) girl
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) month (c) mango (d) city
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) day
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Myra (c) month (d) festival
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) pencil (c) train (d) Jaipur
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) month
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) river (c) elephant (d) ball
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) October (c) Kolkata (d) book
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) mango (c) October (d) ball
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Narmada (c) pencil (d) Pongal

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