Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 644 · 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) January (b) Diwali (c) river (d) Japan
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) city
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Ganga (c) Godavari (d) Eid
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) pencil (c) Holi (d) school
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) school (c) Pune (d) book
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) train (c) pencil (d) Ganga
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) country
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) October (c) Mumbai (d) girl
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Kaveri (c) Delhi (d) March
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Saanvi (b) festival (c) month (d) girl
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) book (c) elephant (d) Ananya
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) festival
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) teacher (c) school (d) garden
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) city (c) pencil (d) Kaveri
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Kenya (c) Monday (d) India
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) country
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) festival
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) day
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sneha (b) city (c) mango (d) teacher
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Karan (c) boy (d) pencil
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) ball (c) kite (d) Kenya
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Nepal (c) mango (d) ball
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Lucknow (c) Pongal (d) boy
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Vivaan (b) school (c) river (d) ball
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) festival
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) March (c) festival (d) ball
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) ball (c) Japan (d) month
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Narmada (c) Onam (d) October
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) river
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) day
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) train (c) month (d) India
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) school (c) festival (d) Kabir
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Nisha (c) mango (d) river
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Onam (c) school (d) month
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) book (c) Kolkata (d) girl
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) river
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Lucknow (c) school (d) Chennai
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) June (c) month (d) girl
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) January (c) pencil (d) Godavari

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