Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 789 · 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) book (b) Lucknow (c) month (d) elephant
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pongal (b) river (c) garden (d) ball
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) elephant (c) January (d) girl
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) month
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) river
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) pencil (c) Rohan (d) train
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Friday (c) Jaipur (d) India
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) book (c) mango (d) Chennai
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Mumbai (c) month (d) river
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) boy (c) Narmada (d) January
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) river
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) girl (c) March (d) Eid
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) country
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) June (b) school (c) girl (d) teacher
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) school (c) river (d) Kaveri
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) river
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) day
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) festival
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) city
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) month
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) pencil (c) Pune (d) teacher
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) pencil (c) elephant (d) month
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Nepal (c) Lucknow (d) school
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) pencil (c) Jaipur (d) March
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) January (c) mango (d) Kenya
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) month (c) book (d) Jaipur
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) day
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kavya (b) train (c) school (d) book
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) month
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) elephant (c) India (d) Onam
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) festival
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) garden (c) train (d) Saanvi
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) country (d) city
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) day
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Kenya (c) Onam (d) river
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) festival
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Kolkata (c) June (d) month
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) month (c) mango (d) Yamuna
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) June (c) kite (d) Lucknow
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) month (c) Friday (d) train

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