Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 844 · 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) city (c) Nepal (d) boy
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Kolkata (c) boy (d) pencil
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) June (c) Japan (d) train
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Lucknow (c) pencil (d) Nepal
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) mango (c) teacher (d) Pune
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Ganga (c) girl (d) city
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) garden (c) river (d) Ishaan
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) river (c) girl (d) ball
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Godavari (c) garden (d) Delhi
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) festival
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) city
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Ganga (c) Diwali (d) Lucknow
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) festival
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) garden (c) Jaipur (d) teacher
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) June (c) Mumbai (d) Godavari
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) book (c) Pongal (d) Chennai
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Kenya (c) October (d) Kolkata
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) ball (c) Mumbai (d) Kenya
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) month
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) day
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Narmada (c) Delhi (d) Kaveri
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) month (c) Mumbai (d) kite
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) river (c) garden (d) Kaveri
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Eid (c) girl (d) Monday
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) river
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) day
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) boy (c) school (d) festival
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) festival
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Friday (c) India (d) festival
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Rohan (c) city (d) boy
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) teacher (c) Chennai (d) river
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) festival
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) school (c) book (d) pencil
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kunal (b) elephant (c) train (d) festival
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) day
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) day
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sunday (b) garden (c) mango (d) teacher
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) school (c) river (d) garden
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) festival (c) Arjun (d) boy

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