Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 716 · 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) train (b) teacher (c) boy (d) Chennai
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) pencil (c) Onam (d) teacher
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) river
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) school (c) Godavari (d) kite
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) boy (c) train (d) elephant
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Onam (c) Mumbai (d) month
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Ganga (c) mango (d) city
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) country
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) day
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Onam (c) elephant (d) Delhi
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Mumbai (c) India (d) June
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) garden (c) Kenya (d) Nepal
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Diya (c) train (d) elephant
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) kite (c) Yamuna (d) Jaipur
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Vivaan (b) book (c) school (d) garden
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) month
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) festival (c) garden (d) Diwali
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) festival
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) Nepal
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) boy (c) ball (d) Tara
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) day
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) river
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) ball (c) Kenya (d) kite
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) river
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sunday (b) school (c) month (d) city
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Sunday (c) river (d) Pune
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Narmada (c) mango (d) train
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) day
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Eid (c) boy (d) river
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Farhan (c) boy (d) city
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) pencil (c) January (d) Kolkata
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Kenya (c) mango (d) Lucknow
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) month
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) festival (c) Yash (d) girl
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Jaipur (c) Godavari (d) festival
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) festival
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) river
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) country
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) city
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) school (c) river (d) Kaveri

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