Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 781 · 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) elephant (b) month (c) city (d) Delhi
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) country (d) city
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) city
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) girl (c) Chennai (d) ball
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Friday (c) mango (d) Eid
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Monday (c) Sunday (d) girl
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) India (c) festival (d) March
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) mango (c) pencil (d) school
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) mango (c) teacher (d) elephant
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) city
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Japan (c) book (d) elephant
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) country
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Omkar (c) school (d) teacher
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) March (c) Lucknow (d) teacher
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) teacher (c) garden (d) month
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) pencil (c) book (d) Priya
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) river (c) Friday (d) mango
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) city
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Mumbai (c) Yamuna (d) school
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) book (c) Nepal (d) India
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) pencil (c) Aditya (d) school
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) river (c) month (d) Narmada
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) river
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) month (c) Ganga (d) teacher
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) day
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) country
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) day
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Godavari (c) teacher (d) school
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) elephant (c) mango (d) pencil
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) festival
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Sunday (c) train (d) Chennai
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Onam (c) book (d) ball
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) garden (c) Delhi (d) Narmada
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) day
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) city (c) month (d) Kolkata
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Kolkata (c) Mumbai (d) Kaveri
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) country (d) city
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) river (c) Nepal (d) March
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) river (c) school (d) Yamuna
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) month

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