Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 527 · 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) river (b) teacher (c) month (d) Aditya
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) book (c) Arjun (d) river
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Holi (c) book (d) June
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Chennai (c) January (d) river
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Eid (c) Japan (d) Narmada
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Narmada (c) Eid (d) Yamuna
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) festival
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) city
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Kolkata (c) train (d) Holi
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) train (c) June (d) school
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) country
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) month (c) Delhi (d) Pune
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Nepal (c) ball (d) elephant
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Chennai (c) mango (d) teacher
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) day
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) teacher (c) garden (d) Sneha
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Pune (c) mango (d) teacher
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Pune (c) October (d) Mumbai
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Delhi (c) festival (d) Pongal
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) day
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) festival
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) mango (c) Diwali (d) Lucknow
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) elephant (c) Onam (d) train
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Mumbai (c) Lucknow (d) girl
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) river (c) month (d) Diya
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) elephant (c) ball (d) Rohan
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aarav (b) festival (c) book (d) boy
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) river
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rahul (b) book (c) city (d) elephant
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) kite (c) Neel (d) festival
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) river (c) boy (d) festival
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) festival
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) month
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Japan (c) ball (d) city
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) kite (c) festival (d) ball
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Pune (c) Diwali (d) boy
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) festival
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) month
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) girl (c) Yamuna (d) school
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) month (c) India (d) garden

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