Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 790 · 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) Jaipur (b) school (c) Chennai (d) Holi
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) city
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) January (b) ball (c) teacher (d) boy
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) school (c) river (d) elephant
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) March (c) mango (d) elephant
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) country
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) pencil (c) Yamuna (d) Nepal
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) river
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Monday (c) mango (d) Kolkata
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) city (c) Holi (d) festival
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) city (c) girl (d) Pongal
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) train (c) garden (d) Riya
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sunday (b) kite (c) elephant (d) mango
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) country
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) elephant (c) pencil (d) Aarav
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) pencil (c) Diwali (d) mango
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) festival
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Neel (b) book (c) mango (d) teacher
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) festival
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Kenya (c) boy (d) June
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) city
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) festival
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) June (c) Jaipur (d) October
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) country
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Onam (c) Eid (d) month
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) day
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) month (d) festival
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Kaveri (c) Delhi (d) garden
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Ganga (c) school (d) teacher
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Pune (c) river (d) pencil
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) month
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) day (d) festival
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) elephant (c) teacher (d) Isha
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) ball (c) garden (d) kite
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Kenya (c) Narmada (d) March
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ananya (b) month (c) teacher (d) book
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Holi (c) elephant (d) Jaipur
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) festival
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) city (c) school (d) Myra
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) girl (c) Japan (d) festival

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