Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 63 · 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.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) festival
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Nepal (c) Monday (d) mango
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) garden (c) Kolkata (d) Pongal
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) book (c) boy (d) ball
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) school (c) Kolkata (d) boy
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Ganga (c) city (d) teacher
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) teacher (c) Sunday (d) Godavari
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) festival
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) city (c) Pune (d) January
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) city (c) pencil (d) Vivaan
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) month
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Yamuna (c) ball (d) Jaipur
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Karan (c) girl (d) kite
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) train (c) Yash (d) month
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Mumbai (c) train (d) kite
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) country
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) festival
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Kolkata (c) June (d) pencil
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) country (d) river
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Delhi (c) Eid (d) festival
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) boy (c) Monday (d) train
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) day
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) river (c) girl (d) Eid
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) train (c) Nepal (d) girl
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Kaveri (c) river (d) ball
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diya (b) garden (c) boy (d) kite
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) girl (c) river (d) Priya
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) city
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Jaipur (c) book (d) Onam
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) country
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Friday (c) January (d) elephant
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) kite (c) January (d) river
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) June (c) ball (d) mango
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) teacher (c) Sunday (d) train
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) river (c) city (d) boy
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Myra (c) train (d) teacher
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Pune (c) Godavari (d) Delhi
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) boy (c) March (d) Diwali
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) month (c) Riya (d) teacher
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) city (c) boy (d) India

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