Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 569 · 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) elephant (b) book (c) month (d) Meera
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) elephant (c) Jaipur (d) Godavari
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) kite (c) Holi (d) Yamuna
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Dev (b) ball (c) train (d) garden
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) day
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) pencil (c) Kabir (d) book
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) June (c) boy (d) month
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) boy (c) India (d) book
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) country
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Ganga (c) city (d) festival
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Kolkata (c) Pune (d) festival
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) city (c) October (d) Nepal
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Jaipur (c) river (d) teacher
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Friday (c) book (d) Diwali
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) girl (c) festival (d) Rahul
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) country (d) river
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) boy (c) elephant (d) river
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Ganga (c) mango (d) Delhi
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Kolkata (c) Godavari (d) garden
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) country (d) river
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) June (c) Delhi (d) month
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) school (c) river (d) October
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Neel (c) school (d) pencil
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) country
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) month
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) country (d) festival
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Jaipur (c) March (d) girl
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) garden (c) January (d) teacher
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Japan (c) Onam (d) January
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) kite (c) teacher (d) Nepal
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Delhi (c) Narmada (d) Chennai
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) school (c) book (d) Pongal
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) boy (c) city (d) Diwali
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) river
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Farhan (c) festival (d) teacher
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) month
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Vivaan (b) mango (c) river (d) month
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) elephant (c) ball (d) Kolkata
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) city
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Yamuna (c) festival (d) kite

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