Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 543 · 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) elephant (b) teacher (c) garden (d) Chennai
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) elephant (c) Eid (d) Godavari
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) day
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Rahul (c) boy (d) mango
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) mango (c) month (d) January
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) ball (c) month (d) Eid
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) month (c) girl (d) Pune
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) school (c) India (d) Diwali
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Nepal (c) book (d) Pune
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) ball (c) kite (d) festival
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) month
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) city
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Pongal (c) mango (d) river
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Yamuna (c) mango (d) Holi
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) book (c) Kolkata (d) boy
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) month
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) June (b) boy (c) book (d) girl
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Meera (b) river (c) school (d) mango
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) garden (c) Jaipur (d) Lucknow
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) city
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) city
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) ball (c) Onam (d) river
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) country
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) boy (c) festival (d) Rohan
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Chennai (c) Holi (d) city
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) festival
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) country
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) river
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Ganga (c) month (d) Kaveri
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) festival (c) Pooja (d) school
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) June (c) India (d) Yamuna
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) garden (c) school (d) Omkar
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Yamuna (c) boy (d) Pongal
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) festival
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) city (c) river (d) Sunday
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) elephant (c) school (d) Nepal
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) city (c) Delhi (d) book
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) festival (c) Ananya (d) school
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) boy (c) Kenya (d) train
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) ball (c) girl (d) March

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