Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 787 · 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) Rahul (b) festival (c) book (d) kite
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) school (c) mango (d) Mumbai
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) city
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Nepal (c) March (d) city
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) month
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) October (c) pencil (d) Jaipur
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) city (c) festival (d) October
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) elephant (c) Vivaan (d) girl
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) festival (c) girl (d) month
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) city
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Tara (c) mango (d) garden
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Kenya (c) girl (d) Lucknow
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) city
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) city (c) school (d) Sunday
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) river
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) month
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Ganga (c) Mumbai (d) train
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) river
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) ball (c) girl (d) Aditya
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) mango (c) month (d) city
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) river
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) river (d) city
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) garden (c) ball (d) elephant
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) city
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) river
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Saanvi (b) mango (c) teacher (d) girl
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) elephant (c) garden (d) Kenya
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) month
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) pencil (c) festival (d) Yamuna
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Holi (c) March (d) ball
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Eid (c) month (d) river
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) festival
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) India (c) girl (d) book
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Yamuna (c) Friday (d) kite
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) teacher (c) Arjun (d) river
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Kaveri (c) Narmada (d) Chennai
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Dev (c) train (d) ball
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Japan (c) mango (d) Delhi
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) book (c) Nepal (d) festival
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) festival (c) Jaipur (d) Holi

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