Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 741 · 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) Narmada (b) teacher (c) festival (d) pencil
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Tara (b) mango (c) kite (d) city
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) mango (c) Pune (d) Friday
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) school (c) Sunday (d) ball
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) city
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Lucknow (c) kite (d) June
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) elephant (c) October (d) book
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) day
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) garden (c) Diwali (d) January
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) city
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) river
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Eid (c) month (d) October
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) city
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ananya (b) train (c) river (d) mango
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) month
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) country
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Mumbai (c) Pongal (d) Godavari
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Friday (c) garden (d) train
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) country
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) month
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Pune (c) Ganga (d) city
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) kite (c) Holi (d) river
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) city (c) school (d) Delhi
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Japan (c) October (d) Sunday
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Farhan (c) girl (d) city
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) river
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Onam (c) elephant (d) festival
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) city
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) river (c) Holi (d) India
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) book (c) Omkar (d) river
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Nisha (c) month (d) girl
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) January (b) pencil (c) teacher (d) mango
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Holi (c) Mumbai (d) book
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) India (c) month (d) pencil
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) March (c) Pune (d) Narmada
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) kite (c) festival (d) garden
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) June (b) mango (c) teacher (d) elephant
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) city (c) Kolkata (d) girl
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Rohan (c) month (d) river
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Yamuna (c) festival (d) March

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