Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 85 · 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.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) city
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) school (c) river (d) Kolkata
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) pencil (c) October (d) June
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Sunday (c) Friday (d) kite
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) month
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) month (c) October (d) pencil
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) month (c) book (d) ball
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Kenya (c) festival (d) Narmada
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) India (c) elephant (d) January
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Vivaan (b) month (c) school (d) festival
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Godavari (c) January (d) Chennai
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) mango (c) kite (d) Pune
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) June (c) Holi (d) book
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) teacher (c) month (d) Mumbai
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) pencil (c) festival (d) Narmada
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Pune (c) March (d) Onam
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Japan (c) Pongal (d) Sunday
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) boy (c) festival (d) Eid
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) mango (c) Chennai (d) Pongal
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Lucknow (c) Diwali (d) school
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) country
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) month
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) day
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) month
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Chennai (c) Yamuna (d) teacher
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) month (c) Aisha (d) train
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) boy (c) garden (d) pencil
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) train (c) school (d) city
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Kenya (c) teacher (d) river
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) train (c) elephant (d) boy
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) city
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) garden (c) Onam (d) March
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) school (c) garden (d) Rohan
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Chennai (c) Kenya (d) city
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) ball (c) month (d) girl
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Monday (c) month (d) river
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Lucknow (c) city (d) mango
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Yamuna (c) June (d) boy
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) elephant (c) girl (d) Delhi
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) boy (c) Neel (d) teacher

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