Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 662 · 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) city (b) girl (c) Yamuna (d) month
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) elephant (c) Saanvi (d) girl
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) elephant (c) garden (d) Holi
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) festival (c) kite (d) Aisha
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) river (c) January (d) teacher
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) river
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) city
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) river (c) Lucknow (d) book
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Holi (c) Onam (d) girl
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) book (c) Monday (d) Nepal
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) teacher (c) mango (d) Delhi
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) pencil (c) Mumbai (d) mango
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Nepal (c) teacher (d) October
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) day
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) elephant (c) girl (d) Tara
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) month (c) Nepal (d) school
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) city
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) river
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) January (c) boy (d) Monday
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) river
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Manav (c) festival (d) month
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Yamuna (c) Sunday (d) river
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) river (c) teacher (d) Aarav
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Godavari (c) Nepal (d) school
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) month
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) festival
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) country
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Sunday (c) ball (d) Mumbai
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) mango (c) Monday (d) Ganga
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) city
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Rohan (c) month (d) garden
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) month
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) garden (c) Onam (d) train
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sunday (b) kite (c) month (d) city
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) river
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Pune (c) Diwali (d) kite
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) January (c) month (d) Lucknow
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) book (c) Ganga (d) month
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Yash (c) pencil (d) garden

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