Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 523 · 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) Sneha (c) school (d) month
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) country
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) boy (c) school (d) Kenya
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) day
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) month (c) mango (d) Aisha
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Nepal (c) Pongal (d) festival
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Pune (c) pencil (d) girl
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) kite (c) boy (d) Sunday
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yash (b) ball (c) train (d) river
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) river (c) ball (d) book
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Godavari (c) Lucknow (d) ball
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) garden (c) elephant (d) Lucknow
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Monday (c) Kolkata (d) Mumbai
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) festival
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) October (c) city (d) Friday
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aarav (b) river (c) teacher (d) festival
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) month (c) elephant (d) river
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) country (d) festival
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) festival
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Kaveri (c) Delhi (d) March
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) mango (c) boy (d) Eid
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Jaipur (c) ball (d) month
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) country
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) river
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) country (d) festival
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) October (c) book (d) festival
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) garden (c) Jaipur (d) Pune
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Rahul (c) elephant (d) boy
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Lucknow (c) Godavari (d) Mumbai
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) elephant (c) pencil (d) Pooja
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Jaipur (c) river (d) Lucknow
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) train (c) festival (d) book
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) country
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) river
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) month
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Pongal (c) Diwali (d) elephant
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) country
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) elephant (c) school (d) Karan
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) book (c) boy (d) Godavari
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) garden (c) Kolkata (d) kite

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