Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 819 · 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) boy (b) kite (c) Kenya (d) train
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Aditya (c) girl (d) book
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) river
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) month (c) Japan (d) kite
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Godavari (c) teacher (d) ball
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) month
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) book (c) Vivaan (d) festival
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) festival (c) kite (d) Diwali
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Ganga (c) Chennai (d) festival
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) mango (c) kite (d) Chennai
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Dev (b) elephant (c) festival (d) river
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Pune (c) Mumbai (d) ball
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) country (d) city
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) country
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Sunday (c) garden (d) Onam
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Monday (c) river (d) Sunday
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Eid (c) girl (d) India
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) month
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) city
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) festival
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) river
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) month (c) train (d) city
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Delhi (c) mango (d) October
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) river
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) country
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) country
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Onam (c) month (d) city
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) city
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) boy (c) Pune (d) girl
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Riya (c) month (d) city
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Delhi (c) boy (d) school
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Onam (c) Monday (d) Friday
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Nepal (c) Friday (d) elephant
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) festival
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) ball (c) school (d) river
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) pencil (c) month (d) Lucknow
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) India (c) boy (d) Yamuna
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) school (c) Yamuna (d) June
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) school (c) Friday (d) train
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Ganga (c) kite (d) Friday

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