Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 589 · 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) Kaveri (b) train (c) girl (d) elephant
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Ganga (c) kite (d) boy
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) day
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Karan (b) school (c) month (d) river
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) mango (c) Diwali (d) boy
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) country (d) city
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) day
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Farhan (c) train (d) ball
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Nepal (c) school (d) Mumbai
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Narmada (c) kite (d) river
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) school (c) teacher (d) Kunal
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Yamuna (c) Jaipur (d) January
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) elephant (c) Friday (d) Pongal
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) country
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) city (c) India (d) month
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Japan (c) city (d) Kenya
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) festival
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Kabir (c) ball (d) pencil
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) city
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) pencil (c) Riya (d) girl
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Pune (c) Diwali (d) festival
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) river
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) festival
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) day
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) October (c) ball (d) pencil
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Lucknow (c) girl (d) book
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Delhi (c) city (d) kite
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) mango (c) Kenya (d) Lucknow
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) kite (c) boy (d) Monday
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) river (d) city
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) month
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) girl (c) book (d) Japan
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) city (c) Dev (d) elephant
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pongal (b) book (c) train (d) girl
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) country
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) city (c) river (d) festival
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) day (d) month
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) March (c) Onam (d) Nepal
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Godavari (c) Eid (d) river
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Lucknow (c) Sunday (d) Narmada

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