Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 521 · 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) city (c) Yamuna (d) girl
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) ball (c) Arjun (d) book
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Jaipur (c) book (d) Pune
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) October (c) Holi (d) pencil
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Aditya (c) school (d) teacher
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Kaveri (c) boy (d) Yamuna
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Sunday (c) ball (d) boy
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) day
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) book (c) train (d) Kenya
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) river (c) Kaveri (d) train
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) boy (c) Japan (d) city
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Lucknow (c) Holi (d) India
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) festival
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Kaveri (c) Kolkata (d) city
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) month (d) river
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) festival (c) city (d) mango
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) month (d) city
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Friday (c) Kolkata (d) Holi
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Friday (c) school (d) city
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) country (d) river
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) girl (c) Onam (d) city
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Yamuna (c) Sunday (d) festival
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Dev (b) garden (c) elephant (d) ball
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) kite (c) Chennai (d) school
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Japan (c) Delhi (d) ball
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) festival
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) day
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Farhan (b) kite (c) month (d) river
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) city
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) kite (c) Pongal (d) pencil
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) kite (c) June (d) Friday
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Yamuna (c) Ganga (d) Lucknow
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Kavya (c) garden (d) train
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) festival (c) kite (d) Narmada
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Manav (c) boy (d) school
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) boy (c) Sneha (d) river
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) city (c) river (d) teacher
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) March (c) Kaveri (d) train
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) festival

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