Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 821 · 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) river (b) city (c) kite (d) Friday
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Mumbai (c) Japan (d) Diwali
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) month (c) book (d) March
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) elephant (c) book (d) Japan
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) pencil (c) girl (d) June
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) month
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) boy (c) garden (d) city
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) river
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) kite (c) October (d) Kenya
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) festival (c) ball (d) Ganga
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Delhi (c) October (d) boy
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) book (c) school (d) festival
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Delhi (c) train (d) Kenya
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) day
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Pune (c) Narmada (d) pencil
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) festival (c) Nepal (d) girl
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Holi (c) kite (d) river
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Kenya (c) ball (d) Kaveri
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Mumbai (c) Kaveri (d) school
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) river
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) country
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kavya (b) kite (c) month (d) boy
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Pongal (c) Pune (d) Japan
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) festival
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) festival
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) city
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) country
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) train (c) school (d) Mumbai
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) school (c) train (d) ball
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Manav (b) train (c) mango (d) teacher
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) river
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) mango (c) girl (d) Kabir
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) girl (c) elephant (d) Nisha
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) book (c) Godavari (d) elephant
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Chennai (c) teacher (d) mango
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) January (c) Ganga (d) teacher
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Onam (c) garden (d) pencil
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) city
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) mango (c) Godavari (d) Onam
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Lucknow (c) Kolkata (d) month

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