Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 846 · 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) ball (b) June (c) girl (d) pencil
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) city
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) India (c) Yamuna (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) month (c) Kolkata (d) Holi
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) teacher (c) Pune (d) festival
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Kaveri (c) October (d) Eid
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) elephant (c) kite (d) Godavari
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Kaveri (c) teacher (d) Eid
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) mango (c) Holi (d) Jaipur
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) country (d) city
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Kenya (c) city (d) teacher
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Onam (c) girl (d) festival
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) mango (c) girl (d) Japan
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) mango (c) city (d) school
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) pencil (c) month (d) Nepal
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Holi (c) Onam (d) boy
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) train (c) March (d) teacher
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) elephant (c) Delhi (d) kite
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Kabir (c) river (d) city
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Mumbai (c) Kenya (d) train
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) city
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) country
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Farhan (b) month (c) pencil (d) teacher
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Tara (b) festival (c) garden (d) elephant
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) city
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) India (c) Nepal (d) elephant
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) day
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) March (c) book (d) Sunday
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) festival
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Arjun (b) girl (c) elephant (d) mango
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) day
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aarav (b) ball (c) girl (d) boy
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) ball (c) train (d) Mumbai
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) river
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) city
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Nepal (c) kite (d) Pongal
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) day
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) boy (c) teacher (d) Kaveri
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) month
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) India (c) Jaipur (d) Lucknow

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