Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 811 · 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) river (c) Narmada (d) mango
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Kenya (c) Lucknow (d) city
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Pongal (c) ball (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) India (c) city (d) ball
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Ishaan (c) train (d) school
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) month
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) school (c) Godavari (d) girl
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) March (c) train (d) Narmada
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sunday (b) girl (c) city (d) pencil
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Lucknow (c) teacher (d) ball
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Manav (b) mango (c) river (d) elephant
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Diwali (c) festival (d) teacher
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Nepal (c) Jaipur (d) river
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Narmada (c) Yamuna (d) girl
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) city (c) month (d) Yamuna
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) month
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) teacher (c) festival (d) book
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) month
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) day
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Chennai (c) Mumbai (d) month
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) teacher (c) March (d) Nepal
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) river
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) June (c) book (d) Lucknow
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) country
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) country
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) river
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Onam (c) Yamuna (d) garden
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) boy (c) Monday (d) school
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) city
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) country
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) day (d) month
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Onam (c) Jaipur (d) kite
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Friday (c) festival (d) Kaveri
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) festival
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) festival
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) June (b) girl (c) river (d) mango
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Rohan (c) kite (d) ball
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) day
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ananya (b) teacher (c) kite (d) festival
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) mango (c) pencil (d) Kavya

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