Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 813 · 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) pencil (b) elephant (c) river (d) Friday
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) city
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) January (c) river (d) Nepal
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Monday (c) train (d) school
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) boy (c) Chennai (d) river
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Kaveri (c) ball (d) city
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) month
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) river (c) Yamuna (d) month
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) day
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) day (d) city
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Delhi (c) Pune (d) Kolkata
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) garden (c) school (d) Dev
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Onam (c) Ganga (d) March
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) festival
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) country
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Mumbai (c) pencil (d) Lucknow
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) river
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) January (c) Chennai (d) Jaipur
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) river (c) pencil (d) Kavya
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) elephant (c) Pongal (d) festival
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) boy (c) train (d) Delhi
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) ball (c) Godavari (d) Ganga
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) month (c) pencil (d) garden
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) school (c) festival (d) March
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) city
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) train (c) teacher (d) Mumbai
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Onam (c) garden (d) city
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) festival
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) river
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Kenya (c) Jaipur (d) month
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) ball (c) girl (d) Pune
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) teacher (c) Ira (d) boy
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Ganga (c) girl (d) city
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nisha (b) month (c) city (d) school
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) boy (c) Pune (d) Lucknow
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) June (c) festival (d) teacher
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) teacher (c) girl (d) October
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) elephant (c) school (d) Aditya
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) book (c) Kenya (d) city
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) month (d) festival

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