Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 818 · 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) girl (b) kite (c) Saanvi (d) ball
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) city
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Priya (c) city (d) river
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) river
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) day
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Pune (c) India (d) Diwali
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) festival
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) day
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Lucknow (c) city (d) Mumbai
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) kite (c) Onam (d) elephant
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) kite (c) girl (d) river
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) country
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) festival (c) Chennai (d) city
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) ball (c) city (d) Arjun
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) day
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) ball (c) Zoya (d) book
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Onam (c) March (d) Japan
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) January (c) Nepal (d) June
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) country
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) city (c) teacher (d) Kolkata
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) month (c) Eid (d) January
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) city (c) Eid (d) pencil
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) day
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) month
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) boy (c) March (d) garden
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) city (c) month (d) Mumbai
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) March (c) Kolkata (d) girl
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) city
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Holi (c) kite (d) Diwali
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pooja (b) kite (c) city (d) school
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Sunday (c) October (d) Monday
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Kaveri (c) mango (d) Kolkata
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) pencil (c) ball (d) Kenya
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) school (c) Yamuna (d) pencil
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) ball (c) Jaipur (d) teacher
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) train (c) kite (d) Karan
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Kaveri (c) Lucknow (d) train
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Delhi (c) pencil (d) girl
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) October (c) pencil (d) June
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) girl (c) teacher (d) Lucknow

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