Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 535 · 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) train (b) pencil (c) Kabir (d) school
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) elephant (c) kite (d) city
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) March (c) Japan (d) Godavari
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Sunday (c) Delhi (d) Holi
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) river
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Kaveri (c) train (d) June
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) month
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) garden (c) Delhi (d) festival
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Saanvi (b) month (c) girl (d) garden
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) festival
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) train (c) Vivaan (d) month
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Kolkata (c) kite (d) Mumbai
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Mumbai (c) Nepal (d) Narmada
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) day
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Myra (c) elephant (d) boy
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Priya (b) girl (c) ball (d) city
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) river
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) festival
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) month (c) teacher (d) Onam
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) city (c) Friday (d) pencil
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Jaipur (c) teacher (d) Eid
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) school (c) Holi (d) Friday
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) day (d) city
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Aisha (c) mango (d) book
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) month (c) Lucknow (d) January
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) city
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) festival (c) Holi (d) March
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) girl (c) train (d) October
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Isha (c) school (d) elephant
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) garden (c) Yamuna (d) pencil
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) city
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) October (c) Jaipur (d) ball
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) kite (c) teacher (d) Pongal
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Sunday (c) kite (d) teacher
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) elephant (c) ball (d) June
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) train (c) elephant (d) Kolkata
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Holi (c) garden (d) Japan
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) month
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) India (c) festival (d) girl
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) mango (c) Ganga (d) kite

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