Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 57 · 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) girl (b) Rahul (c) city (d) book
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) January (c) Holi (d) garden
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) kite (c) month (d) Yash
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) school (c) teacher (d) book
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Delhi (c) Monday (d) Jaipur
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) teacher (c) book (d) ball
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Friday (c) pencil (d) June
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) January (c) elephant (d) Kaveri
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) city
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) month
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Holi (c) Pongal (d) ball
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) country (d) day
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Saanvi (b) pencil (c) mango (d) festival
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) country (d) city
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) festival
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) October (c) Chennai (d) January
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) school (c) Godavari (d) Ganga
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Ganga (c) October (d) Kaveri
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) country
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) city (c) river (d) Holi
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) boy (c) Aisha (d) ball
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nisha (b) kite (c) month (d) girl
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Kaveri (c) garden (d) river
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) school (c) Friday (d) pencil
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) festival
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) day
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) October (c) Pune (d) festival
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) river
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) city (c) festival (d) Sunday
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) day
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aarav (b) river (c) school (d) teacher
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) January (b) festival (c) month (d) city
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diya (b) book (c) girl (d) month
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) teacher (c) elephant (d) Delhi
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) month (c) Monday (d) elephant
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Kenya (c) girl (d) Onam
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Mumbai (c) festival (d) river
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) country
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) festival
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) river

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