Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 567 · 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) city (c) India (d) girl
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Holi (c) Ganga (d) garden
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) city
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Delhi (c) festival (d) pencil
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) day
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) month (c) Delhi (d) Onam
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) city
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) boy (c) girl (d) Yamuna
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) day
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) January (c) Ganga (d) kite
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Ganga (c) train (d) garden
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) girl (c) Mumbai (d) kite
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) festival
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) teacher (c) Chennai (d) city
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) month
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) kite (c) Tara (d) school
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) garden (c) school (d) kite
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) festival
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) girl (c) Kaveri (d) Pune
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) pencil (c) Diwali (d) Chennai
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) month
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) country (d) city
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) festival
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) train (c) girl (d) Japan
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) book (c) elephant (d) Priya
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) festival (c) teacher (d) river
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Kolkata (c) school (d) month
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) boy (c) June (d) train
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) book (c) Kolkata (d) Jaipur
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Monday (c) Lucknow (d) Friday
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) month
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) month
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kaveri (b) month (c) teacher (d) kite
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Yamuna (c) boy (d) Eid
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Lucknow (c) boy (d) school
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) elephant (c) Jaipur (d) city
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) city (c) kite (d) Sunday
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Riya (b) teacher (c) boy (d) city
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) river
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) girl (c) school (d) October

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