Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 657 · 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) elephant (b) March (c) girl (d) mango
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Diwali (c) city (d) Sunday
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) ball (c) Kaveri (d) mango
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) country (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) month (c) Friday (d) train
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) country
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Narmada (c) Eid (d) river
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) month (c) Mumbai (d) elephant
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) river (c) ball (d) Manav
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) January (c) Lucknow (d) Ganga
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) girl (c) June (d) ball
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) month (d) festival
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) January (c) Lucknow (d) teacher
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) ball (c) Godavari (d) train
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) country
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) garden (c) Chennai (d) teacher
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Jaipur (c) elephant (d) teacher
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) city
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) river
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Diwali (c) mango (d) Lucknow
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) June (c) Japan (d) month
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) month
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) kite (c) Mumbai (d) Kaveri
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Priya (b) ball (c) pencil (d) train
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) boy (c) Pongal (d) Narmada
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) city
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) elephant (c) Pune (d) pencil
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) festival
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) river
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) girl (c) teacher (d) Isha
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) girl (c) train (d) river
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Nepal (c) Monday (d) Chennai
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Onam (c) garden (d) elephant
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) month (d) city
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) river (d) festival
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) school (c) garden (d) Nepal
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Kolkata (c) garden (d) Onam
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) pencil (c) Neel (d) book
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) elephant (c) Narmada (d) Diwali
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) book (c) Pooja (d) ball

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