Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 664 · 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) Ananya (b) city (c) pencil (d) teacher
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) festival
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) train (c) Mumbai (d) Friday
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) festival
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) India (c) Japan (d) Jaipur
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Sunday (c) Narmada (d) Mumbai
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Delhi (c) girl (d) teacher
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Myra (c) book (d) pencil
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) river
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) kite (c) Jaipur (d) Yamuna
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Sunday (c) mango (d) Monday
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Pune (c) Lucknow (d) boy
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) city (c) Onam (d) Chennai
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) boy (c) city (d) Mumbai
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) festival
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) boy (c) mango (d) Kenya
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Tara (b) festival (c) garden (d) train
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) country (d) river
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) festival (c) Nepal (d) boy
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) city
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) festival
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) festival
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) city (c) river (d) ball
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) ball (c) school (d) January
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) day
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Manav (b) garden (c) ball (d) girl
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) January (c) teacher (d) Jaipur
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) month (c) book (d) Ira
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) festival (c) Diwali (d) river
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) country
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) month (c) Aisha (d) pencil
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Kenya (c) Jaipur (d) Mumbai
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) school (c) kite (d) Narmada
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) country
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Pongal (c) boy (d) pencil
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) girl (c) Kolkata (d) city
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) pencil (c) Eid (d) city
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) city
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) pencil (c) school (d) river
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) month (c) mango (d) Onam

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