Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 582 · 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 common noun? (a) school (b) Nepal (c) Chennai (d) Eid
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Eid (c) school (d) teacher
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) river (c) boy (d) pencil
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) festival
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Onam (c) girl (d) Narmada
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Meera (b) boy (c) city (d) pencil
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Pune (c) Monday (d) June
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) river (c) Delhi (d) garden
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Lucknow (c) city (d) Godavari
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) river
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) school (c) Kunal (d) river
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) ball (c) Ananya (d) river
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Sunday (c) mango (d) school
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) city
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) river
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Chennai (c) teacher (d) Onam
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Pune (c) Friday (d) elephant
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) country
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) river
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rohan (b) pencil (c) month (d) river
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Kenya (c) train (d) Chennai
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Dev (b) kite (c) school (d) pencil
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) city
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) teacher (c) pencil (d) city
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) boy (c) girl (d) kite
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) book (c) river (d) school
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) festival (c) Monday (d) train
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Japan (c) train (d) festival
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) pencil (c) Lucknow (d) elephant
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) festival
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) June (c) March (d) pencil
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) country (d) festival
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) festival (c) Kenya (d) month
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pongal (b) mango (c) train (d) boy
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) June (c) kite (d) river
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) girl (c) Onam (d) boy
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Holi (c) Japan (d) garden
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) country
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) country
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) mango (c) Mumbai (d) pencil

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