Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 603 · 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) January (b) Pune (c) Sunday (d) pencil
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yash (b) kite (c) boy (d) mango
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) month
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Mumbai (c) month (d) garden
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) river (c) Pongal (d) festival
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Holi (c) train (d) March
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Lucknow (c) ball (d) Kenya
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) country
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) city (c) Lucknow (d) Chennai
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) boy (c) Eid (d) festival
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) city
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Chennai (c) pencil (d) garden
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) kite (c) Rahul (d) train
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) month
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Jaipur (c) Narmada (d) elephant
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Pune (c) festival (d) city
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) month
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) country
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) day
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) festival
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Friday (c) June (d) Narmada
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) river
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Monday (c) river (d) boy
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Monday (c) Holi (d) festival
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) train (c) Karan (d) elephant
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) March (c) book (d) train
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Tara (c) pencil (d) teacher
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) river
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aditya (b) girl (c) garden (d) kite
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Kenya (c) river (d) Kolkata
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) country
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) train (c) Friday (d) ball
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) city
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) June (c) mango (d) March
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) ball (c) river (d) October
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) month (c) Yamuna (d) Pongal
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) kite (c) city (d) Nepal
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Priya (b) city (c) month (d) train
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) festival (c) ball (d) garden
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) mango (c) kite (d) city

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