Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 546 · 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) ball (b) teacher (c) garden (d) Delhi
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) boy (c) Ganga (d) river
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) ball (c) Aisha (d) kite
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) day
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) festival
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) pencil (c) city (d) June
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) river
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) river
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) March (c) river (d) mango
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) month
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) day
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) January (c) Japan (d) Pune
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) elephant (c) India (d) Friday
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) elephant (c) pencil (d) Aditya
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) October (c) Pune (d) Kaveri
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) day
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) girl (c) March (d) Holi
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) country (d) month
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Sunday (c) June (d) river
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Holi (c) mango (d) India
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) elephant (c) Kaveri (d) boy
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) day
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) country
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) ball (c) elephant (d) month
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Dev (c) festival (d) garden
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) city
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) festival (c) October (d) kite
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Sneha (c) book (d) girl
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Japan (c) garden (d) Mumbai
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Kenya (c) Narmada (d) city
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) mango (c) Kolkata (d) train
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) month
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) country
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) teacher (c) Pongal (d) Mumbai
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) January (c) Nepal (d) pencil
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Friday (c) month (d) boy
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) girl (c) garden (d) Narmada
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) Pune
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) mango (c) festival (d) pencil
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) city

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