Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 561 · 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) kite (b) month (c) Arjun (d) boy
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) mango (c) month (d) Kabir
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) country
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Aditya (c) river (d) festival
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) festival
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) festival (c) river (d) Kolkata
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) festival
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) elephant (c) India (d) Pongal
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Monday (c) pencil (d) Nepal
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) month
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Kolkata (c) October (d) Pune
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Holi (c) Jaipur (d) Eid
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) boy (c) Farhan (d) elephant
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) city (c) pencil (d) Omkar
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) June (c) Onam (d) Delhi
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) mango (c) train (d) Karan
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Dev (b) festival (c) girl (d) train
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) June (c) kite (d) Monday
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) kite (c) festival (d) Friday
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Godavari (c) Yamuna (d) Nepal
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) city
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) month
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) March (c) Mumbai (d) girl
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) river (d) festival
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) river
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) city
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) mango (c) Narmada (d) city
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) city
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) month (c) Sunday (d) India
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) festival
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Onam (c) pencil (d) month
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Friday (c) Mumbai (d) festival
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) train (c) Vivaan (d) mango
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Riya (b) mango (c) city (d) teacher
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) book (c) Ananya (d) city
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) city (c) Pooja (d) ball
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Pune (c) river (d) month
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) festival
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) city
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) river (c) Delhi (d) festival

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