Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 831 · 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) Mumbai (c) elephant (d) festival
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) day
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) country
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) girl (c) Kolkata (d) January
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) mango (c) Jaipur (d) June
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) river
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) girl (c) Kaveri (d) book
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) city
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) country (d) river
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) teacher (c) Nisha (d) mango
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) city (c) train (d) teacher
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Diwali (c) Friday (d) festival
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) kite (c) Lucknow (d) garden
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Pune (c) boy (d) city
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Kaveri (c) city (d) Onam
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) book (c) Dev (d) garden
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Neel (c) river (d) elephant
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) river (d) city
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) country
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Japan (c) teacher (d) river
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) month (d) city
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) pencil (c) October (d) Sunday
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) mango (c) Jaipur (d) month
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Kenya (c) Japan (d) Nepal
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) month (d) river
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) book (c) Monday (d) elephant
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Arjun (b) river (c) elephant (d) festival
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) pencil (c) train (d) girl
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) book (c) Onam (d) river
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Pune (c) garden (d) June
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) school (c) Pongal (d) train
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) river (c) train (d) Yash
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pooja (b) river (c) city (d) kite
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) day
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) festival
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Friday (c) Holi (d) month
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Friday (c) elephant (d) Chennai
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) city (c) Ishaan (d) river
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Chennai (c) kite (d) Pongal
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) day

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