Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 725 · 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) mango (b) boy (c) Aditya (d) month
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) city (c) river (d) girl
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) city (c) Kenya (d) Jaipur
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) ball (c) Pune (d) Godavari
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) city
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) month
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) ball (c) Sunday (d) month
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Nepal (c) teacher (d) garden
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) river
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) river (c) elephant (d) India
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) mango (c) kite (d) Rahul
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) country (d) city
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) month
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) month
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Yamuna (c) river (d) Sunday
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) train (c) Dev (d) boy
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) month
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) June (c) festival (d) school
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) festival (c) Mumbai (d) girl
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) country (d) city
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Narmada (c) elephant (d) Delhi
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Narmada (c) Ganga (d) Friday
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Manav (b) teacher (c) river (d) ball
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pongal (b) month (c) river (d) elephant
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Chennai (c) ball (d) city
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) day
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Lucknow (c) kite (d) school
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Monday (c) book (d) Lucknow
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Jaipur (c) March (d) mango
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) ball (c) Godavari (d) elephant
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Kenya (c) Sunday (d) festival
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) pencil (c) Godavari (d) Narmada
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) June (c) garden (d) Godavari
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) train (c) Pooja (d) city
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) festival
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) river
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) book (c) Vivaan (d) month
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Chennai (c) Ganga (d) train
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) month
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Farhan (c) boy (d) festival

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