Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 849 · 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) month (b) elephant (c) festival (d) Kabir
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) festival
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) kite (c) Delhi (d) Friday
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) pencil (c) month (d) Meera
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) mango (c) kite (d) Jaipur
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) teacher (c) city (d) Monday
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Kaveri (c) month (d) school
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) day
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) festival
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Lucknow (c) Monday (d) month
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) day
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Jaipur (c) Kenya (d) Diwali
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Friday (c) elephant (d) Kolkata
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) country
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) June (c) Kenya (d) train
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) girl (c) Yamuna (d) book
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) day
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) country
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) month
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) day
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) city (c) Nepal (d) teacher
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Diwali (c) Narmada (d) girl
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Pune (c) Narmada (d) Friday
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) country
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) festival (c) city (d) Isha
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) day
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Onam (c) Chennai (d) Lucknow
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) school (c) river (d) October
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) book (c) Japan (d) January
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Lucknow (c) river (d) festival
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Holi (c) Sunday (d) ball
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) mango (c) month (d) pencil
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) school (c) month (d) Kenya
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) country
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) January (c) pencil (d) elephant
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Ganga (c) pencil (d) Nepal
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) festival (c) Eid (d) girl
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) day
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) country (d) city
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Sneha (c) boy (d) teacher

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