Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 528 · 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) elephant (b) mango (c) river (d) Tara
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) city (c) Mumbai (d) boy
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) country
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) country
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) country (d) city
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) teacher (c) Mumbai (d) March
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Friday (c) Ganga (d) river
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Friday (c) June (d) school
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) festival
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) river (c) boy (d) mango
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Holi (c) Diwali (d) festival
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Diwali (c) Delhi (d) ball
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) mango (c) Japan (d) kite
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Priya (c) elephant (d) ball
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) country
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) January (c) river (d) train
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Yamuna (c) Chennai (d) month
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) school (c) Ananya (d) city
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) school (c) Ganga (d) boy
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Manav (c) city (d) book
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) ball (c) elephant (d) kite
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) city
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) festival
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) month
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) festival (c) girl (d) city
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) garden (c) elephant (d) Godavari
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) boy (c) Kaveri (d) river
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) city
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Neel (b) garden (c) ball (d) train
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) mango (c) garden (d) Pooja
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) boy (c) Saanvi (d) city
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Pongal (c) ball (d) city
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) pencil (c) January (d) Kolkata
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Riya (c) boy (d) girl
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) month (c) elephant (d) October
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Eid (c) Diwali (d) garden
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) garden (c) Holi (d) kite
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) festival (c) kite (d) Lucknow
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) mango (c) Mumbai (d) Chennai
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) river

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