Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 54 · 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) month (b) elephant (c) mango (d) Kabir
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) October (c) India (d) Narmada
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) garden (c) Kenya (d) school
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) city
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) month
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) city
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) city
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Eid (c) January (d) month
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Kaveri (c) Friday (d) elephant
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) country
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) festival
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) mango (c) Nepal (d) Sunday
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Diwali (c) book (d) January
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) month
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) month (c) Diwali (d) school
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) river
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) India (c) October (d) train
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) city
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) boy (c) Yamuna (d) garden
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) day
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Kenya (c) Pongal (d) Yamuna
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) day
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) boy (c) city (d) Aisha
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Karan (b) garden (c) kite (d) book
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) month
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) river (c) pencil (d) Vivaan
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) month (c) Chennai (d) ball
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) school (c) Meera (d) festival
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) book (c) garden (d) Manav
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Dev (b) mango (c) kite (d) girl
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) teacher (c) city (d) girl
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Farhan (b) river (c) school (d) pencil
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Lucknow (c) Kenya (d) festival
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Pongal (c) girl (d) Lucknow
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Kolkata (c) October (d) ball
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rahul (b) girl (c) mango (d) ball
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) school (c) Pongal (d) month
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) June (b) kite (c) festival (d) school
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) elephant (c) month (d) girl
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Monday (c) train (d) city

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