Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 805 · 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) Friday (b) train (c) garden (d) city
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) girl (c) Chennai (d) boy
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Kenya (c) girl (d) garden
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aditya (b) river (c) festival (d) elephant
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) day
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Diwali (c) month (d) girl
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) garden (c) boy (d) June
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) month (d) river
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Karan (b) festival (c) mango (d) kite
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) kite (c) Onam (d) Eid
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) garden (c) Yamuna (d) mango
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) month (c) Pongal (d) festival
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) month (d) festival
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) pencil (c) Kavya (d) mango
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Kenya (c) pencil (d) Japan
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Ganga (c) boy (d) October
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) book (c) India (d) March
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) train (c) Yamuna (d) Lucknow
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) March (c) mango (d) Nepal
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) school (c) kite (d) Kaveri
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) month (c) girl (d) Kunal
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) June (c) Onam (d) school
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) boy (c) Pooja (d) pencil
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Ira (c) book (d) elephant
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) month
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) river (c) Mumbai (d) month
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) girl (c) book (d) train
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Delhi (c) June (d) festival
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) city (c) school (d) Rohan
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) elephant (c) train (d) Narmada
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) garden (c) pencil (d) Manav
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) school (c) river (d) city
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) city (c) Sunday (d) kite
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) mango (c) Kabir (d) kite
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) country (d) day
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) month
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Pongal (c) river (d) March
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) garden (c) Japan (d) Pongal
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) river
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) boy (c) Priya (d) book

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