Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 857 · 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) teacher (c) month (d) Narmada
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aarav (b) city (c) book (d) garden
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Nepal (c) school (d) mango
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) mango (c) kite (d) Jaipur
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) elephant (c) Onam (d) girl
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Pongal (c) Narmada (d) kite
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Ganga (c) teacher (d) Sunday
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) month (d) river
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) boy (c) teacher (d) Monday
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Mumbai (c) school (d) garden
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Kolkata (c) river (d) city
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) train (c) teacher (d) ball
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Yamuna (c) train (d) Sunday
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) city
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) festival
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) June (c) Nepal (d) Ganga
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) river
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) country
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) day
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) festival
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Yamuna (c) Lucknow (d) girl
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) month (c) Kaveri (d) pencil
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) country
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pongal (b) kite (c) teacher (d) city
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ishaan (b) mango (c) boy (d) kite
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Diwali (c) June (d) Japan
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) month (d) day
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) book (c) teacher (d) Kenya
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) boy (c) city (d) Eid
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) month
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) month (c) March (d) Diwali
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) ball (c) Diwali (d) Eid
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) festival
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) book (c) teacher (d) city
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) month
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) ball (c) teacher (d) Diwali
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) month
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Dev (c) teacher (d) city
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) festival
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Meera (c) month (d) festival

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