Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 551 · 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) garden (c) India (d) festival
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Mumbai (c) city (d) garden
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Aditya (c) festival (d) boy
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Kenya (c) Eid (d) garden
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) river
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Onam (c) school (d) Diwali
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) city
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Lucknow (c) pencil (d) kite
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) month
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) country
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Onam (c) Ganga (d) Holi
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) country
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) girl (c) garden (d) Meera
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) book (c) school (d) city
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) mango (c) Riya (d) festival
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) book (c) girl (d) Monday
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) kite (c) ball (d) Arjun
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) river (c) March (d) Lucknow
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) book (c) teacher (d) Holi
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) country
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) month
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Onam (c) Kaveri (d) teacher
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) teacher (c) month (d) city
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) month (d) river
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) train (c) girl (d) mango
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) festival
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) train (c) Sunday (d) elephant
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) month
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) month (c) January (d) book
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Sunday (c) Nepal (d) pencil
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) month (d) festival
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) school (c) Japan (d) garden
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) ball (c) garden (d) Kaveri
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) girl (c) river (d) city
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Friday (c) Japan (d) ball
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) month (c) kite (d) train
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Godavari (c) Kolkata (d) elephant
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) garden (c) Karan (d) city
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) month (c) Chennai (d) Delhi
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) river (c) city (d) Kabir

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