Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 539 · 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) pencil (b) boy (c) city (d) Pongal
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) pencil (c) boy (d) Nisha
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) elephant (c) Delhi (d) Holi
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Japan (c) month (d) Yamuna
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Narmada (c) boy (d) elephant
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) elephant (c) Godavari (d) teacher
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Myra (c) garden (d) mango
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) city
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) festival
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Holi (c) garden (d) boy
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) book (c) India (d) Narmada
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) festival
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) river
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) garden (c) kite (d) Priya
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) boy (c) festival (d) Monday
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) January (c) June (d) kite
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) city
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Yamuna (c) kite (d) girl
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Onam (c) Japan (d) India
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) boy (c) Ganga (d) river
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Holi (c) Chennai (d) Diwali
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Aisha (c) elephant (d) festival
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) mango (c) pencil (d) Aarav
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) city (c) boy (d) Mumbai
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) city
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) river (d) festival
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) month
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) ball (c) month (d) river
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) day
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Nepal (c) pencil (d) March
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) October (c) Kolkata (d) mango
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) city
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) city
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) boy (c) ball (d) girl
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) boy (c) Delhi (d) Lucknow
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) festival (c) teacher (d) elephant
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) train (c) school (d) festival
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) school (c) Godavari (d) March
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Godavari (c) garden (d) Pongal
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) train (c) June (d) ball

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