Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 684 · 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) city (c) Riya (d) festival
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Friday (c) elephant (d) month
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) June (c) kite (d) festival
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) river
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) school (c) girl (d) Dev
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) river
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Holi (c) Chennai (d) elephant
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) ball (c) festival (d) river
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) pencil (c) elephant (d) book
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) festival
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) festival
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) kite (c) Pune (d) Kaveri
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Delhi (c) Pongal (d) India
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) river (c) Lucknow (d) Yamuna
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Japan (c) mango (d) Jaipur
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) month
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Priya (b) train (c) teacher (d) girl
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ananya (b) school (c) festival (d) garden
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) month
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) city (c) garden (d) mango
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) train (c) Jaipur (d) Japan
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) country
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) book (c) Isha (d) elephant
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) girl (c) January (d) Onam
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Lucknow (c) Onam (d) Friday
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) pencil (c) elephant (d) city
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) train (c) elephant (d) festival
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) country
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) day
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) teacher (c) Delhi (d) March
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) country (d) river
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) city
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) festival
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) river
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) festival (c) elephant (d) Kaveri
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) pencil (c) girl (d) city
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) day
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Diwali (c) book (d) Ganga
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) India (c) boy (d) city
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) pencil (c) school (d) Sunday

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