Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 757 · 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 common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Sunday (c) Mumbai (d) mango
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) day
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) train (c) Kenya (d) city
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) river (c) Ganga (d) Monday
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) river (c) elephant (d) train
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Ganga (c) city (d) mango
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Lucknow (c) Diwali (d) ball
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Godavari (c) Kaveri (d) January
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Kolkata (c) Kenya (d) elephant
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) kite (c) Onam (d) city
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) festival (c) Japan (d) Kolkata
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) ball (c) Arjun (d) book
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) day
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) festival
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) country
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) country
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) country
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) month (c) October (d) Kenya
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) river
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) day
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) mango (c) Pune (d) river
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) month
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Sunday (c) Friday (d) January
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) boy (c) Godavari (d) India
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kabir (b) pencil (c) book (d) ball
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) India (c) January (d) Narmada
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) river
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) teacher (c) train (d) Sunday
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) June (c) Pongal (d) pencil
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) elephant (c) Lucknow (d) month
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) day
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) train (c) ball (d) festival
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) day
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) India (c) girl (d) Ganga
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Eid (c) book (d) pencil
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Kunal (c) teacher (d) girl
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) girl (c) festival (d) October
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) kite (c) girl (d) book
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rahul (b) boy (c) pencil (d) month
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) river (c) Pooja (d) boy

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