Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 568 · 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) boy (b) girl (c) Nisha (d) city
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) festival (c) book (d) Yash
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) festival (c) Kenya (d) train
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) March (c) India (d) Delhi
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) month (d) festival
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) month
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) festival (c) school (d) river
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) country
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Chennai (c) Delhi (d) January
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) boy (c) girl (d) elephant
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) month
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Yamuna (c) school (d) Sunday
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) city
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Delhi (c) Diwali (d) river
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) city (c) Eid (d) Kaveri
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) girl (c) ball (d) Sunday
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Karan (c) school (d) teacher
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) festival
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) city
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Tara (c) month (d) teacher
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) city (c) school (d) Omkar
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Holi (c) Nepal (d) book
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) ball (c) Aditya (d) river
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) month
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Holi (c) teacher (d) India
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Friday (c) city (d) girl
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) month
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Rahul (c) kite (d) month
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) month (c) festival (d) city
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Delhi (c) mango (d) Godavari
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) elephant (c) Narmada (d) kite
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Priya (c) ball (d) pencil
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) river (c) school (d) Ira
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) train (c) Pune (d) Pongal
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) elephant (c) Aisha (d) pencil
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) month (c) Jaipur (d) festival
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) river
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Nepal (c) girl (d) boy
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) city
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) country

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