Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 623 · 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) kite (b) pencil (c) book (d) January
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) day
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Yamuna (c) pencil (d) month
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) city (c) river (d) train
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Pune (c) Friday (d) India
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) mango (c) pencil (d) Aditya
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) kite (c) teacher (d) festival
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) month
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Mumbai (c) girl (d) pencil
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) festival
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) river
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) country
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Jaipur (c) Pune (d) train
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Jaipur (c) Holi (d) girl
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) month
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) city (c) girl (d) Eid
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) month
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Chennai (c) book (d) Yamuna
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) ball (c) pencil (d) Kolkata
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) festival
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Pune (c) city (d) October
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) festival
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) river (c) Lucknow (d) ball
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Zoya (b) ball (c) girl (d) teacher
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Kenya (c) October (d) Monday
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) school (c) mango (d) March
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) day
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Kolkata (c) river (d) Onam
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Myra (b) girl (c) river (d) teacher
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kaveri (b) girl (c) month (d) teacher
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) kite (c) India (d) ball
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) kite (c) Aarav (d) river
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) city
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) ball (c) Isha (d) school
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Sunday (c) Lucknow (d) Onam
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Delhi (c) elephant (d) Kaveri
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) garden (c) month (d) Saanvi
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) festival
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) book (c) city (d) school
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) ball (c) garden (d) kite

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