Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 773 · 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) Godavari (b) Delhi (c) Friday (d) school
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Arjun (b) boy (c) book (d) kite
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) city
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) river (c) Ananya (d) month
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) river
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) river
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) month (c) pencil (d) Onam
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) book (c) March (d) elephant
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) festival
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Ishaan (c) pencil (d) girl
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Kaveri (c) June (d) Friday
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) school (c) Narmada (d) teacher
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) boy (c) kite (d) Aditya
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) river (c) Dev (d) girl
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Myra (b) mango (c) book (d) elephant
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) mango (c) train (d) ball
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) festival (c) pencil (d) January
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) day
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Mumbai (c) Ganga (d) pencil
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) festival
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) city
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) garden (c) teacher (d) Pooja
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) girl (c) Friday (d) ball
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) teacher (c) Isha (d) elephant
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) river (c) Manav (d) festival
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Chennai (c) Diwali (d) boy
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) January (c) ball (d) Mumbai
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) boy (c) Priya (d) river
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) month (c) teacher (d) ball
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) pencil (c) month (d) kite
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) river (c) Pune (d) school
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Onam (c) Pongal (d) January
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) river
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) train (c) Yamuna (d) festival
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) girl (c) Yamuna (d) Delhi
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) river (c) Nepal (d) festival
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) girl (c) Kaveri (d) month
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) month
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) March (c) Japan (d) Pune
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) pencil (c) boy (d) Tara

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