Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 598 · 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) Jaipur (b) June (c) ball (d) Holi
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) June (c) river (d) Diwali
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) city (c) Ganga (d) school
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) country
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) month (c) Nepal (d) book
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Kolkata (c) elephant (d) Sunday
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) river
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Saanvi (c) elephant (d) kite
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) mango (c) Godavari (d) Japan
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) month
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rohan (b) river (c) elephant (d) kite
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) India (c) city (d) Pongal
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) river
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Pune (c) pencil (d) Friday
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) day
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Yamuna (c) train (d) garden
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) month
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Godavari (c) month (d) Ganga
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) teacher (c) mango (d) Holi
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Priya (c) ball (d) garden
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) day
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Holi (c) Eid (d) festival
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) teacher (c) Jaipur (d) March
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Nepal (c) Sunday (d) book
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Yamuna (c) Sunday (d) Lucknow
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) school (c) Pongal (d) girl
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) day
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) day
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) city
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) kite (c) Friday (d) festival
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Kolkata (c) city (d) boy
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Mumbai (c) Eid (d) train
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Vivaan (c) ball (d) girl
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Lucknow (c) elephant (d) teacher
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) river (d) month
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) elephant (c) river (d) Kaveri
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) city (c) girl (d) kite
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) January (c) school (d) ball
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sunday (b) month (c) teacher (d) river
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) city

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