Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 830 · 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) train (c) month (d) Rohan
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) ball (c) river (d) Kolkata
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) pencil (c) March (d) Chennai
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) country
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) city (c) train (d) Rahul
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) month
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Japan (c) book (d) Friday
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) school (c) garden (d) city
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) girl (c) train (d) Ganga
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Onam (c) river (d) mango
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Jaipur (c) pencil (d) boy
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) country
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) day
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) boy (c) Chennai (d) Nepal
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Godavari (c) mango (d) Delhi
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Sunday (c) Chennai (d) month
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) city
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) festival (c) Japan (d) Godavari
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) October (c) pencil (d) book
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) teacher (c) March (d) ball
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) month (c) river (d) Nisha
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) city (c) girl (d) India
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) city (c) festival (d) Kunal
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) teacher (c) book (d) school
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) June (b) girl (c) festival (d) month
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) day
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) day
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) country
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) mango (c) school (d) Pongal
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Pune (c) teacher (d) girl
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) teacher (c) river (d) Delhi
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) elephant (c) Kolkata (d) Holi
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) India (c) girl (d) March
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Friday (c) Sunday (d) October
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) boy (c) Diwali (d) elephant
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) girl (c) Sunday (d) pencil
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) river
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) school (c) Riya (d) train
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) day (d) month
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) city

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