Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 71 · 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) school (b) book (c) festival (d) Kavya
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Delhi (c) Pongal (d) school
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Jaipur (c) Mumbai (d) Nepal
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) country
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) river
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) city
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Pongal (c) kite (d) river
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Monday (c) girl (d) boy
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) river (c) Godavari (d) pencil
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) city
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Japan (c) festival (d) girl
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) month (c) Jaipur (d) kite
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Ganga (c) book (d) Holi
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) ball (c) Karan (d) girl
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) elephant (c) school (d) Ganga
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) city (c) Myra (d) garden
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) festival (c) school (d) Ananya
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) girl (c) festival (d) Mumbai
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rahul (b) garden (c) book (d) festival
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) month
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) boy (c) Onam (d) elephant
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Holi (c) Ganga (d) October
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Yamuna (c) river (d) Eid
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) festival (c) Lucknow (d) ball
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) country
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) ball (c) festival (d) Saanvi
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Japan (c) Lucknow (d) festival
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) month
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aarav (b) garden (c) river (d) month
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) country
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) river (c) elephant (d) Holi
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) month
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) garden (c) Meera (d) month
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) school (c) festival (d) Eid
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) ball (c) Ira (d) boy
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) river
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) city (c) Monday (d) Ganga
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) river (c) Isha (d) mango
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) month (c) garden (d) Kaveri
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) river

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