Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 814 · 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) month (b) festival (c) Ganga (d) teacher
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Delhi (c) kite (d) school
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) train (c) Friday (d) pencil
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) river
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Kenya (c) ball (d) city
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) day
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) river
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Kolkata (c) Pune (d) garden
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) girl (c) ball (d) Karan
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Lucknow (c) Narmada (d) Sunday
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) train (c) Kolkata (d) Lucknow
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) boy (c) Monday (d) school
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aditya (b) elephant (c) girl (d) ball
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) river
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) river
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) river
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) day
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) city
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) March (c) garden (d) teacher
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Sunday (c) October (d) Nepal
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) country
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Pune (c) Jaipur (d) city
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Mumbai (c) boy (d) Pongal
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kaveri (b) festival (c) boy (d) month
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) ball (c) Meera (d) elephant
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Kenya (c) book (d) Narmada
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) ball (c) train (d) Myra
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) festival (c) Narmada (d) Lucknow
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) city
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Chennai (c) girl (d) Delhi
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Lucknow (c) ball (d) festival
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) October (c) Japan (d) Pongal
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) day
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) March (c) January (d) pencil
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) school (c) boy (d) Yamuna
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) river
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) girl (c) festival (d) Onam
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) school (c) Sunday (d) Friday
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) teacher (c) boy (d) festival
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) city (c) Arjun (d) festival

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