Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 663 · 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 common noun? (a) river (b) Kaveri (c) Nepal (d) Godavari
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) garden (c) Yamuna (d) month
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) January (c) elephant (d) Kenya
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) June (c) Onam (d) mango
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Monday (c) Chennai (d) Sunday
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) river
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Riya (c) boy (d) school
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) festival
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) city (c) teacher (d) Delhi
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) March (c) Nepal (d) pencil
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Kenya (c) Godavari (d) kite
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) month
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) month
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Yamuna (c) October (d) festival
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) month (c) Eid (d) Friday
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) ball (c) Chennai (d) pencil
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Pongal (c) river (d) train
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) country
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Pongal (c) Lucknow (d) school
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) city (c) mango (d) Isha
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) school (c) book (d) Dev
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) teacher (c) garden (d) Lucknow
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) day
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) month (c) October (d) city
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Friday (c) month (d) girl
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) river
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) garden (c) Kolkata (d) river
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) festival
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Godavari (c) kite (d) month
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Pune (c) city (d) book
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) festival
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aarav (b) festival (c) girl (d) book
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Holi (c) boy (d) month
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) river (d) country
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) girl (c) school (d) train
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) river
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Ganga (c) teacher (d) October
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) girl (c) Eid (d) India
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) month
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) city (c) Jaipur (d) ball

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