Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 660 · 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) kite (b) month (c) Delhi (d) ball
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Kolkata (c) ball (d) festival
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) teacher (c) river (d) boy
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) country
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) school (c) train (d) India
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) city (c) June (d) Kaveri
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Lucknow (c) Friday (d) ball
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) ball (c) Ira (d) garden
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) river
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Delhi (c) June (d) Yamuna
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) month
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Pongal (c) Kolkata (d) Onam
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) month (c) Chennai (d) city
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) girl (c) Diya (d) book
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) month (c) boy (d) Lucknow
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) city
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Delhi (c) Pune (d) Kaveri
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) day
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) pencil (c) month (d) Pongal
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) river
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) month
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) country
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) month (c) Onam (d) Yamuna
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) garden (c) kite (d) Ganga
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) March (c) Onam (d) Narmada
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) river (d) city
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) school (c) garden (d) Aditya
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) month
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) book (c) school (d) Diwali
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) festival
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) festival
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) city
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) city (c) June (d) ball
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) festival (c) Narmada (d) mango
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) March (c) June (d) Diwali
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) boy (c) pencil (d) month
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) India (c) Kenya (d) Japan
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) festival
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Pune (c) festival (d) Nepal
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) book (c) festival (d) Kunal

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