Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 520 · 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) city (d) India
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) city (c) Pooja (d) ball
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) day
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) city (c) garden (d) Lucknow
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aarav (b) train (c) elephant (d) kite
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) river
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) boy (c) month (d) elephant
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) month
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Nepal (c) boy (d) ball
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Jaipur (c) elephant (d) school
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) March (c) Kenya (d) festival
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Godavari (c) school (d) January
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Neel (b) girl (c) ball (d) garden
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Kolkata (c) Chennai (d) India
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) festival
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) school (c) book (d) Myra
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) elephant (c) Manav (d) train
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) teacher (c) Kabir (d) elephant
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) river
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Holi (c) girl (d) Diwali
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) garden (c) Rahul (d) school
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) city
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) day
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Vivaan (c) pencil (d) festival
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Ananya (c) city (d) month
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Eid (c) garden (d) pencil
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) festival (c) mango (d) Diya
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Narmada (c) school (d) kite
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Lucknow (c) Kaveri (d) India
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aditya (b) book (c) pencil (d) boy
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) book (c) ball (d) girl
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) October (c) Holi (d) city
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) country
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Jaipur (c) Diwali (d) Delhi
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) month
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) city
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Meera (c) book (d) school
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) day
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) city (c) Isha (d) train
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Kolkata (c) Jaipur (d) Onam

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