Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 536 · 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) school (c) garden (d) Holi
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) day
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Jaipur (c) Lucknow (d) school
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) festival
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) teacher (c) girl (d) city
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) kite (c) river (d) Lucknow
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) school (c) Narmada (d) garden
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) country
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Lucknow (c) Holi (d) festival
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) teacher (c) Japan (d) Kenya
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) March (c) Monday (d) pencil
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Narmada (c) Ganga (d) river
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) day
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) city
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Monday (c) boy (d) river
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Jaipur (c) January (d) girl
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Zoya (b) garden (c) festival (d) mango
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) school (c) Aditya (d) teacher
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) mango (c) Friday (d) city
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) elephant (c) Pongal (d) Mumbai
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) month
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) river (d) city
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) month (c) pencil (d) city
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aarav (b) city (c) river (d) girl
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Ananya (c) mango (d) festival
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) month (d) city
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Narmada (c) book (d) Sunday
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Nepal (c) Sunday (d) January
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) city
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) day
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) day
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) elephant (c) kite (d) Nepal
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) train (c) June (d) festival
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) festival
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) festival (c) girl (d) Kaveri
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) month (c) ball (d) Ganga
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) ball (c) kite (d) Diya
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Onam (c) ball (d) Chennai
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Kolkata (c) kite (d) Nepal
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) ball (c) Kavya (d) kite

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