Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 700 · 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) ball (b) elephant (c) mango (d) Mumbai
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) day
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) garden (c) India (d) Friday
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Kolkata (c) Jaipur (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) girl (c) elephant (d) train
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) school (c) Narmada (d) Chennai
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Kaveri (c) Pongal (d) Narmada
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Kaveri (c) girl (d) Pune
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) train (c) Arjun (d) pencil
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Japan (c) girl (d) elephant
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) day
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) festival (c) river (d) Pooja
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) month
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Kolkata (c) festival (d) teacher
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) January (c) Friday (d) boy
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) day
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pongal (b) girl (c) teacher (d) train
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) river
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) boy (c) June (d) pencil
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Godavari (c) book (d) ball
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) festival
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) festival
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) river (c) January (d) month
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) mango (c) Delhi (d) month
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Yamuna (c) girl (d) ball
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) girl (c) month (d) garden
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Omkar (c) girl (d) pencil
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) day
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Friday (c) Pongal (d) Yamuna
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) March (c) ball (d) Ganga
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Sunday (c) Kaveri (d) month
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) city
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) pencil (c) Narmada (d) Delhi
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Pune (c) river (d) kite
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) day
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) boy (c) book (d) Aditya
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Holi (c) teacher (d) school
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sunday (b) month (c) boy (d) train
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Friday (c) Japan (d) teacher
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) festival (c) Onam (d) train

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