Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 552 · 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) teacher (c) kite (d) Kabir
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) city (c) garden (d) month
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) city (c) Lucknow (d) Japan
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) day
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Farhan (b) festival (c) train (d) garden
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) garden (c) month (d) Sunday
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) festival
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Monday (c) festival (d) June
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) ball (c) elephant (d) school
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) river
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) pencil (c) book (d) Monday
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) pencil (c) Pongal (d) city
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) festival
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) river (c) Kenya (d) Japan
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) river (c) kite (d) ball
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) month
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) girl (c) school (d) Kenya
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Sunday (c) boy (d) Chennai
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) festival (c) elephant (d) city
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) pencil (c) month (d) Kavya
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) pencil (c) Holi (d) train
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) month (d) festival
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) March (c) month (d) Yamuna
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) city
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) elephant (c) school (d) book
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Vivaan (c) river (d) boy
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) month
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) ball (c) January (d) girl
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) country
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) day
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) train (c) Karan (d) city
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) kite (c) girl (d) June
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) country
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Kaveri (c) girl (d) garden
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) mango (c) elephant (d) March
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) pencil (c) festival (d) boy
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) mango (c) girl (d) Aarav
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) October (c) Monday (d) garden
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Diwali (c) ball (d) city
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Godavari (c) elephant (d) ball

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