Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 639 · 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) garden (b) mango (c) river (d) Jaipur
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Pongal (c) Chennai (d) March
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) school (c) garden (d) Karan
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) elephant (c) festival (d) garden
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) mango (c) Jaipur (d) March
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) river
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Pune (c) month (d) Kolkata
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Narmada (c) Kenya (d) train
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Kolkata (c) month (d) city
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) girl (c) Eid (d) Pune
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) January (c) school (d) kite
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Monday (c) garden (d) river
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Eid (c) Godavari (d) book
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) festival
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Chennai (c) kite (d) Japan
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) city (c) Holi (d) month
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) country
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) festival (c) elephant (d) month
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) girl (c) Diwali (d) school
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) garden (c) Onam (d) boy
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) boy (c) Friday (d) Diwali
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) garden (c) kite (d) Zoya
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) kite (c) train (d) Pune
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) day
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) city
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) river (c) Mumbai (d) Holi
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) boy (c) girl (d) Farhan
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) kite (c) garden (d) Rahul
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) January (c) Kolkata (d) school
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Tara (c) pencil (d) girl
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) day
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Diwali (c) Pune (d) garden
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sneha (b) elephant (c) river (d) ball
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Delhi (c) Mumbai (d) city
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) river
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) month
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) festival
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) city
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Godavari (c) pencil (d) river
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) river

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