Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 81 · 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) ball (b) Meera (c) elephant (d) festival
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Narmada (c) Ganga (d) Kolkata
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) school (c) Narmada (d) March
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) river (c) train (d) ball
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) country
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) festival (c) garden (d) Pooja
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) elephant (c) Kenya (d) train
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Kaveri (c) Monday (d) teacher
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) pencil (c) girl (d) train
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) mango (c) month (d) June
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) country
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) month
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Japan (c) school (d) city
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) January (c) river (d) kite
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Ira (c) book (d) garden
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) garden (c) pencil (d) school
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) month
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) river (c) Tara (d) ball
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) festival
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) train (c) book (d) kite
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Onam (c) Kaveri (d) Delhi
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) city
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) pencil (c) girl (d) elephant
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) river
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) country (d) festival
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) girl (c) Ananya (d) festival
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Myra (c) mango (d) kite
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) river
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) country
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Delhi (c) city (d) river
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) river (d) month
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Chennai (c) October (d) elephant
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) kite (c) Dev (d) garden
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) teacher (c) garden (d) kite
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) girl (c) Friday (d) city
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) pencil (c) Godavari (d) March
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) river (c) garden (d) Godavari
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) river
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Kaveri (c) elephant (d) girl
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Kaveri (c) Pune (d) festival

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