Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 696 · 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) Lucknow (b) mango (c) month (d) boy
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Monday (c) girl (d) Narmada
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) train (c) ball (d) Jaipur
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) ball (c) Chennai (d) Kaveri
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Yamuna (c) Jaipur (d) Kaveri
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) city
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) train (c) Ishaan (d) festival
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Holi (c) Monday (d) garden
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Ganga (c) Diwali (d) teacher
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) pencil (c) kite (d) book
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Narmada (c) Pune (d) elephant
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) country
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) March (c) book (d) June
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) pencil (c) school (d) Kaveri
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) girl (c) Kolkata (d) train
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) kite (c) boy (d) Myra
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) month
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) school (c) river (d) boy
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Chennai (c) city (d) Sunday
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) river
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Ganga (c) Mumbai (d) Eid
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) garden (c) book (d) Mumbai
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) day
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Onam (c) festival (d) month
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) country
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) month (c) kite (d) Eid
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Meera (c) garden (d) teacher
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) school (c) ball (d) Arjun
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) country
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) month
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) month (d) festival
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) month
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) kite (c) Chennai (d) October
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) country
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) boy (c) festival (d) Pooja
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Yamuna (c) festival (d) June
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) country
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) river
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Karan (b) girl (c) month (d) city

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