Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 605 · 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) Eid (b) Kolkata (c) January (d) mango
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Pune (c) mango (d) train
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) train (c) January (d) mango
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) boy (c) elephant (d) Eid
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) girl (c) Nepal (d) month
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) teacher (c) Arjun (d) month
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) month (c) garden (d) boy
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) festival
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) festival
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) month (c) festival (d) India
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) river (c) Aisha (d) teacher
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) city
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) country
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) river
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) river
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) book (c) Sunday (d) January
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Chennai (c) Kenya (d) Onam
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) book (c) festival (d) Yamuna
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Aarav (c) kite (d) ball
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Zoya (c) pencil (d) mango
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) train (c) girl (d) Mumbai
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) country
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) kite (c) Lucknow (d) June
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Kaveri (c) festival (d) Monday
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Sneha (c) teacher (d) elephant
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) teacher (c) city (d) Kolkata
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) day
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) ball (c) March (d) Pongal
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Mumbai (c) Sunday (d) Chennai
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) month (c) Kolkata (d) Narmada
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Jaipur (c) Holi (d) teacher
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Japan (c) pencil (d) festival
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) month
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Yash (c) boy (d) elephant
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) festival
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) festival
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) school (c) city (d) March
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Kolkata (c) train (d) Kenya
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) mango (c) Saanvi (d) festival
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) festival

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