Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 624 · 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) festival (b) ball (c) mango (d) Aarav
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) mango (c) October (d) January
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) mango (c) boy (d) Pongal
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) month (c) boy (d) teacher
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) girl (c) Kolkata (d) festival
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) teacher (c) Kolkata (d) Chennai
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Eid (c) Pongal (d) month
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Karan (c) festival (d) month
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Isha (c) girl (d) teacher
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) city (c) India (d) Eid
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) girl (c) Meera (d) ball
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) mango (c) elephant (d) Nepal
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) day
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) festival (c) teacher (d) Yash
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) teacher (c) festival (d) Holi
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Rohan (c) girl (d) river
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) city
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) river
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) day
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Onam (c) mango (d) book
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) March (c) pencil (d) Onam
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) book (c) river (d) girl
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) book (c) India (d) month
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) month
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) mango (c) Kaveri (d) garden
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) month
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) month
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) elephant (c) boy (d) Zoya
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Kenya (c) kite (d) book
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) pencil (c) book (d) Ananya
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) October (c) girl (d) month
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) January (c) Sunday (d) boy
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) city
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Aditya (c) girl (d) boy
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) ball (c) Jaipur (d) Mumbai
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) festival
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) month (d) festival
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) month (d) day
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) city
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Lucknow (c) book (d) garden

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