Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 860 · 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) girl (b) book (c) Pongal (d) school
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Jaipur (c) boy (d) India
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Jaipur (c) festival (d) Pongal
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Kenya (c) school (d) Yamuna
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) river
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) train (c) India (d) Diwali
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Japan (c) Ganga (d) India
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) school (c) June (d) elephant
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) river
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) elephant (c) school (d) festival
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Eid (c) Kenya (d) book
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Mumbai (c) March (d) ball
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) pencil (c) Monday (d) Friday
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) festival (c) Kunal (d) teacher
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) boy (c) school (d) Kolkata
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) girl (c) Karan (d) mango
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) city
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Jaipur (c) kite (d) book
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) country (d) festival
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) day
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) river
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) elephant (c) October (d) festival
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Dev (b) kite (c) garden (d) boy
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) festival
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) month
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) girl (c) festival (d) school
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Godavari (c) India (d) June
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Kenya (c) Pongal (d) girl
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) day
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) garden (c) Nepal (d) festival
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) city (c) garden (d) Priya
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Narmada (c) girl (d) mango
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Yamuna (c) Pune (d) Diwali
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Lucknow (c) ball (d) city
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) month
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) garden (c) month (d) Kenya
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) month
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) garden (c) pencil (d) Mumbai
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) ball (c) Meera (d) elephant

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