Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 525 · 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) ball (b) pencil (c) Neel (d) festival
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) boy (c) kite (d) Yamuna
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Jaipur (c) book (d) garden
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) festival
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) teacher (c) January (d) school
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) festival
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Kavya (c) kite (d) city
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) city
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) river (c) festival (d) city
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Lucknow (c) Chennai (d) Holi
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) day
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Japan (c) elephant (d) Onam
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Nepal (c) girl (d) Kenya
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Jaipur (c) Mumbai (d) garden
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) book (c) boy (d) river
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) girl (c) Kaveri (d) boy
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) day (d) month
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) city
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Diya (c) month (d) teacher
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Ananya (c) month (d) boy
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) month
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) train (c) elephant (d) Kabir
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) city
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) day
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) city (c) book (d) garden
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Monday (c) mango (d) March
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) day
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) festival (c) Kenya (d) kite
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) ball (c) Godavari (d) Lucknow
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) June (c) garden (d) book
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Friday (c) kite (d) Jaipur
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Yamuna (c) city (d) Kenya
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rohan (b) kite (c) month (d) garden
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Meera (b) teacher (c) girl (d) mango
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) book (c) Narmada (d) Sunday
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Sunday (c) kite (d) festival
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Godavari (c) Japan (d) pencil
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) city
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) boy (c) river (d) Friday
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) girl (c) Ishaan (d) city

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