Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 850 · 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) Delhi (b) book (c) pencil (d) ball
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) city
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) day
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kavya (b) kite (c) girl (d) elephant
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) pencil (c) Dev (d) train
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) day
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Onam (c) Godavari (d) teacher
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) school (c) October (d) Chennai
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) country
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) teacher (c) pencil (d) Japan
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) day
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) festival (c) elephant (d) Jaipur
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) day
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) month (c) teacher (d) Kenya
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) pencil (c) festival (d) June
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Diwali (c) mango (d) January
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Kolkata (c) Godavari (d) Onam
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Ganga (c) elephant (d) boy
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) school (c) March (d) train
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) month (c) teacher (d) Monday
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Chennai (c) India (d) Lucknow
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) teacher (c) Lucknow (d) pencil
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) kite (c) boy (d) Yamuna
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) school (c) kite (d) Mumbai
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) pencil (c) garden (d) Eid
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Narmada (c) June (d) Mumbai
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) river (d) city
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Narmada (c) Diwali (d) Delhi
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) school (c) kite (d) Omkar
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) India (c) Sunday (d) Onam
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) pencil (c) Nepal (d) elephant
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) ball (c) Sunday (d) train
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Kaveri (c) school (d) train
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) day
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) day
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Delhi (c) girl (d) India
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) month (c) train (d) garden
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) day (d) city
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Sunday (c) Kolkata (d) river
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) city (c) boy (d) Pongal

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