Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 734 · 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) city (b) ball (c) Delhi (d) month
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Nepal (c) ball (d) elephant
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) school (c) elephant (d) India
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Pongal (c) Holi (d) train
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) garden (c) Farhan (d) boy
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) country
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) girl (c) boy (d) river
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) elephant (c) Sneha (d) school
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Godavari (c) ball (d) Nepal
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Eid (c) pencil (d) Diwali
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) kite (c) Narmada (d) Japan
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) ball (c) mango (d) Narmada
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Diwali (c) festival (d) school
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) June (b) mango (c) kite (d) ball
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) country
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) country
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) festival (c) month (d) river
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) kite (c) mango (d) Meera
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) elephant (c) October (d) Delhi
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pongal (b) train (c) festival (d) elephant
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) country (d) city
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Ganga (c) Diwali (d) river
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) country
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) school (c) Kenya (d) teacher
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) month (c) Eid (d) book
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) March (c) kite (d) teacher
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) January (c) Onam (d) teacher
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) river
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Tara (b) city (c) girl (d) garden
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Mumbai (c) garden (d) January
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) day
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) country
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) festival (c) Aarav (d) school
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Sunday (c) month (d) Kaveri
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) January (c) train (d) pencil
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) elephant (c) Ishaan (d) ball
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) country
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) festival (c) Japan (d) river
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) month (c) city (d) Mumbai
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) train (c) festival (d) Sunday

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