Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 856 · 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) mango (b) October (c) pencil (d) city
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) girl (c) June (d) India
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) city
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) country
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Sunday (c) Kolkata (d) river
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) day
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Rohan (c) girl (d) river
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Narmada (c) June (d) school
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) elephant (c) Narmada (d) Kolkata
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) January (b) train (c) teacher (d) garden
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Pune (c) Friday (d) Japan
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) teacher (c) city (d) Godavari
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Yamuna (c) Delhi (d) January
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) ball (c) kite (d) garden
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) month
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) train (c) elephant (d) Sunday
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) book (c) June (d) Sunday
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) ball (c) Lucknow (d) Godavari
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) country
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) country
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Saanvi (b) ball (c) month (d) city
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Monday (c) teacher (d) school
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) day
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) festival (c) Kenya (d) school
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) pencil (c) Sneha (d) month
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) garden (c) Eid (d) Japan
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) train (c) mango (d) Nepal
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) month (c) Arjun (d) ball
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) river
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) boy (c) festival (d) Narmada
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) train (c) June (d) Godavari
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) day
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) festival
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) month
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) pencil (c) Jaipur (d) girl
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) river
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) month (c) Yash (d) mango
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pooja (b) garden (c) city (d) girl
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) teacher (c) Yamuna (d) Kaveri
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) train (c) mango (d) India

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