Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 530 · 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) girl (b) Aisha (c) elephant (d) train
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) day
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Pongal (c) Eid (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) boy (c) Kenya (d) October
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Kaveri (c) train (d) Chennai
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) month (c) Yamuna (d) March
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) month
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) ball (c) Arjun (d) kite
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) river
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Vivaan (b) city (c) month (d) ball
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) day
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) city
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Holi (c) festival (d) elephant
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) city
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) city (c) Myra (d) ball
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) book (c) mango (d) Pune
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) festival
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) month
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Eid (c) Narmada (d) January
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Lucknow (c) Onam (d) school
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) boy (c) festival (d) India
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) river
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Jaipur (c) Delhi (d) Monday
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) river
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Pongal (c) Pune (d) Jaipur
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Friday (c) Pongal (d) India
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) school (c) city (d) festival
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) June (c) India (d) Jaipur
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) river
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) teacher (c) Onam (d) garden
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) ball (c) Rohan (d) boy
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) country (d) city
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) June (b) month (c) train (d) boy
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Jaipur (c) girl (d) garden
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) month (c) Sunday (d) boy
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) month
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) city
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) pencil (c) Japan (d) teacher
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) month
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Narmada (c) India (d) teacher

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