Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 793 · 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) Nepal (b) Pune (c) Yamuna (d) kite
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) train (c) Chennai (d) Delhi
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Tara (b) kite (c) festival (d) ball
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) pencil (c) Kolkata (d) boy
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) country (d) festival
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) month
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) city (c) Lucknow (d) book
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) school (c) Pune (d) elephant
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Monday (c) Pune (d) elephant
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) train (c) girl (d) river
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) India (c) Kenya (d) boy
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) city (c) Chennai (d) river
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) festival
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) day
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) day
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) city
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) festival (c) train (d) Kenya
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Kavya (c) city (d) girl
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) garden (c) Aditya (d) city
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) festival
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Sunday (c) pencil (d) Jaipur
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) book (c) month (d) Nisha
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) teacher (c) Godavari (d) girl
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Friday (c) January (d) June
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Ganga (c) teacher (d) Kenya
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) city
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) month (c) Kolkata (d) Pune
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) garden (c) October (d) pencil
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Chennai (c) city (d) October
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) month
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) girl (c) elephant (d) Zoya
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Godavari (c) Kaveri (d) Onam
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) elephant (c) Narmada (d) teacher
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) garden (c) city (d) Neel
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) ball (c) Arjun (d) city
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) city
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) city
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) city
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Dev (c) mango (d) garden
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Mumbai (c) festival (d) book

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