Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 851 · 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) Saanvi (b) month (c) festival (d) teacher
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Kolkata (c) city (d) mango
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Pongal (c) Kaveri (d) pencil
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) day
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) river (c) Lucknow (d) Diwali
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) festival
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) India (c) Monday (d) boy
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Jaipur (c) Nepal (d) train
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) month
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) mango (c) ball (d) Monday
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) city
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) ball (c) river (d) Pongal
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) city
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) school (c) book (d) kite
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diya (b) train (c) river (d) ball
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) pencil (c) festival (d) Myra
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) month
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) kite (c) garden (d) January
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) month (c) Diwali (d) Holi
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Japan (c) Jaipur (d) Onam
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) month (c) Manav (d) kite
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) teacher (c) festival (d) India
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Chennai (c) Ganga (d) Delhi
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) city
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Mumbai (c) ball (d) pencil
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) January (c) Pune (d) school
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) elephant (c) Japan (d) pencil
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) festival
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) country
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) pencil (c) Isha (d) month
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Diwali (c) Sunday (d) elephant
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) boy (c) train (d) Kunal
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) river
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) ball (c) Sneha (d) boy
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) city
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) festival (c) city (d) river
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) India (c) Onam (d) ball
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) river (c) train (d) Nepal
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Pune (c) mango (d) Nepal
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) month

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