Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 652 · 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) pencil (b) mango (c) school (d) Kaveri
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) city (c) river (d) Pune
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) day
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) March (c) elephant (d) kite
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) month
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Onam (c) January (d) Narmada
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Diwali (c) Godavari (d) festival
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) March (c) Ganga (d) Kolkata
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) river (c) garden (d) Meera
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) Eid
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) train (c) festival (d) Kabir
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) kite (c) boy (d) Nepal
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) country
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) India (c) pencil (d) school
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) festival
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) river (c) month (d) Japan
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) city
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Holi (c) Friday (d) India
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Yamuna (c) mango (d) festival
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) country
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Dev (b) book (c) girl (d) city
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Onam (c) pencil (d) Delhi
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) March (c) girl (d) Kaveri
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) country
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) pencil (c) mango (d) garden
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) city
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) festival
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) country (d) river
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nisha (b) city (c) kite (d) school
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) festival
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) teacher (c) Manav (d) train
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Eid (c) train (d) Japan
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Godavari (c) elephant (d) book
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Onam (c) river (d) Monday
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) river
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) city
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) elephant (c) Ananya (d) boy
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Zoya (b) school (c) pencil (d) city
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Pongal (c) ball (d) Nepal
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Jaipur (c) elephant (d) Yamuna

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