Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 65 · 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) month (b) Chennai (c) festival (d) book
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) day (d) city
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) elephant (c) festival (d) Holi
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Narmada (c) Kolkata (d) Yamuna
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) kite (c) Japan (d) Pune
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) river
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) month
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) train (c) Ira (d) month
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Lucknow (c) January (d) boy
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Godavari (c) Kaveri (d) Lucknow
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Zoya (c) boy (d) kite
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) boy (c) train (d) month
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) month (c) Lucknow (d) boy
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) school (c) Chennai (d) Pongal
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Delhi (c) Japan (d) elephant
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) ball (c) Eid (d) festival
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Ganga (c) October (d) ball
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) month
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) book (c) city (d) Pongal
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Vivaan (c) month (d) festival
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Diwali (c) Ganga (d) Chennai
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) river
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Sunday (c) river (d) Kenya
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) ball (c) kite (d) Jaipur
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Kolkata (c) ball (d) train
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Ganga (c) train (d) book
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) country
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Diwali (c) month (d) Chennai
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) pencil (c) festival (d) Riya
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Kenya (c) train (d) elephant
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) festival (c) book (d) school
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Kunal (c) book (d) river
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) river
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) river
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Chennai (c) city (d) Lucknow
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) festival
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Pune (c) book (d) month
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) river
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) India (c) book (d) Chennai
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) kite (c) Kavya (d) elephant

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