Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 606 · 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) boy (b) ball (c) Friday (d) elephant
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Holi (c) city (d) Godavari
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) day
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) India (c) October (d) Kolkata
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Delhi (c) Godavari (d) Onam
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) train (c) city (d) book
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Kaveri (c) kite (d) Ganga
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) river
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) day
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Monday (c) book (d) girl
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) book (c) festival (d) teacher
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) city
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) girl (c) Mumbai (d) Kaveri
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) month
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) train (c) Holi (d) ball
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) month (c) girl (d) March
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Mumbai (c) girl (d) festival
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) country (d) month
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) festival
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) garden (c) ball (d) month
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) day (d) festival
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Narmada (c) January (d) Friday
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Kenya (c) kite (d) ball
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Narmada (c) river (d) girl
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) river
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) country
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) month (c) girl (d) Pongal
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Delhi (c) Kaveri (d) Onam
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) festival (c) Sunday (d) mango
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) boy (c) Dev (d) school
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) ball (c) Yamuna (d) teacher
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) country (d) city
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Kolkata (c) teacher (d) Eid
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) ball (c) teacher (d) Omkar
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) train (c) mango (d) Diwali
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) festival
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Pune (c) Delhi (d) book
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) January (c) teacher (d) festival
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Nepal (c) Eid (d) March
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Yamuna (c) March (d) mango

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