Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 704 · 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) river (b) Kaveri (c) ball (d) girl
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) January (b) garden (c) girl (d) mango
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) city
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Jaipur (c) Lucknow (d) river
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) kite (c) book (d) Delhi
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Ganga (c) Holi (d) book
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) June (c) city (d) Mumbai
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) mango (c) Onam (d) October
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) garden (c) October (d) Lucknow
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) festival
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) city
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) girl (c) Japan (d) book
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) day
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) river
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Ganga (c) Chennai (d) Kolkata
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Priya (b) ball (c) boy (d) city
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) country
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) month (d) city
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) girl (c) ball (d) city
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Eid (c) boy (d) January
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) school (c) festival (d) Eid
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) festival (c) month (d) Onam
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Friday (c) Ganga (d) ball
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Kaveri (c) girl (d) Friday
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) city
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) mango (c) river (d) Ganga
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) country
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) India (c) festival (d) Narmada
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) elephant (c) ball (d) Godavari
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) country
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Ganga (c) Pune (d) kite
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Kolkata (c) garden (d) mango
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) June (c) kite (d) month
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) pencil (c) festival (d) Lucknow
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) kite (c) October (d) month
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) pencil (c) January (d) Japan
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) country
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) country (d) month
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) city
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) boy (c) Chennai (d) girl

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