Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 826 · 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) Japan (c) mango (d) train
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Monday (c) Lucknow (d) boy
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) mango (c) month (d) Pooja
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) festival (c) Nisha (d) train
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) girl (c) garden (d) Riya
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) city
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) ball (c) book (d) Delhi
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) train (c) ball (d) Arjun
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) garden (c) girl (d) Aisha
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Godavari (c) January (d) Jaipur
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diya (b) ball (c) river (d) city
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sunday (b) book (c) festival (d) boy
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) mango (c) Holi (d) train
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Friday (c) Diwali (d) mango
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) boy (c) mango (d) Yash
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) mango (c) river (d) kite
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Diwali (c) train (d) river
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) city
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) country (d) month
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) festival
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) month (c) Dev (d) school
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) country
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Kaveri (c) month (d) school
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) day (d) month
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) pencil (c) Onam (d) Yamuna
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) city
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) month
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) October (c) June (d) Pune
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) boy (c) month (d) Ishaan
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) city
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) festival
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Kolkata (c) city (d) Pune
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) river
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) train (c) kite (d) girl
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) mango (c) Pongal (d) ball
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Delhi (c) Nepal (d) Mumbai
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) river
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) country
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Godavari (c) elephant (d) Monday
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) city

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