Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 718 · 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) Kolkata (b) kite (c) city (d) boy
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Jaipur (c) March (d) elephant
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) country (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Kaveri (c) school (d) Pongal
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) January (c) Eid (d) Ganga
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) June (c) Jaipur (d) city
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) river
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) country
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) kite (c) boy (d) Karan
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Mumbai (c) Delhi (d) festival
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) train (c) Monday (d) school
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) day
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Friday (c) girl (d) train
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) school (c) Nepal (d) festival
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Pongal (c) book (d) Jaipur
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) city
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pongal (b) boy (c) ball (d) river
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) festival
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) river
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) boy (c) train (d) city
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) elephant (c) Onam (d) garden
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) garden (c) Tara (d) ball
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) month (c) garden (d) school
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) June (b) month (c) school (d) mango
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) festival
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) festival
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) March (c) mango (d) river
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Isha (b) boy (c) book (d) ball
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) mango (c) Jaipur (d) Mumbai
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) garden (c) Jaipur (d) train
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) teacher (c) garden (d) Vivaan
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Pune (c) Onam (d) kite
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Ananya (c) teacher (d) kite
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) girl (c) festival (d) month
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) garden (c) pencil (d) Aditya
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) city (c) festival (d) Pune
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Saanvi (c) pencil (d) book
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Delhi (c) pencil (d) Jaipur
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Diya (c) train (d) mango
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) river

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