Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 621 · 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) Kenya (b) Sunday (c) girl (d) Diwali
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) month
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Japan (c) Kolkata (d) Friday
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) festival (c) train (d) Yash
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) festival (c) pencil (d) month
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) river
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) March (c) Lucknow (d) Kaveri
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Kolkata (c) kite (d) book
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) train (c) Holi (d) pencil
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) festival
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) kite (c) Diya (d) month
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Japan (c) Holi (d) school
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) festival
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) festival (c) Ganga (d) Monday
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) city
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Friday (c) Chennai (d) Ganga
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) mango (c) teacher (d) festival
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) kite (c) October (d) teacher
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Tara (b) girl (c) festival (d) train
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) day
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) country
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) boy (c) girl (d) Lucknow
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) book (c) kite (d) June
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) city (c) river (d) Karan
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Chennai (c) boy (d) month
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Ganga (c) teacher (d) January
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) month
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Holi (c) Kaveri (d) India
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Nepal (c) girl (d) mango
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) festival (c) Ananya (d) boy
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) month (c) city (d) Japan
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) festival (c) girl (d) Diwali
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) river
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Kaveri (c) kite (d) teacher
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Riya (c) boy (d) train
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) city (c) Kenya (d) Chennai
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) elephant (c) Pune (d) month
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) month
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) India (c) Monday (d) month
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Priya (c) kite (d) ball

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