Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 842 · 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) book (b) river (c) Kolkata (d) school
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) teacher (c) book (d) elephant
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) school (c) city (d) Neel
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) kite (c) festival (d) Diwali
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) festival
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) pencil (c) Kaveri (d) Narmada
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) book (c) mango (d) June
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) city (c) pencil (d) train
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) river
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) festival (c) Sunday (d) elephant
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Monday (c) Narmada (d) mango
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) girl (c) Mumbai (d) Friday
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) India (c) teacher (d) June
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) month
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) country
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) month
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) month
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) month
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) city (c) Onam (d) river
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) pencil (c) Japan (d) school
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) river
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Pune (c) Narmada (d) Kaveri
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) city
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) train (c) book (d) river
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) city
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Lucknow (c) teacher (d) garden
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) day
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) festival
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) mango (c) school (d) Kenya
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Kenya (c) Godavari (d) train
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) kite (c) girl (d) mango
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) day
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) India (c) city (d) book
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) month
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Friday (c) garden (d) elephant
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) month (c) Holi (d) teacher
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) day
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Pune (c) girl (d) ball
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Yamuna (c) festival (d) January
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Kolkata (c) month (d) Godavari

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