Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 865 · 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) Ishaan (b) teacher (c) book (d) river
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) country
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) day
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Sunday (c) city (d) garden
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Pune (c) Yamuna (d) garden
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) ball (c) Rahul (d) book
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) country (d) month
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) month
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Chennai (c) Onam (d) Godavari
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Nepal (c) Lucknow (d) city
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) city (c) Jaipur (d) ball
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) mango (c) Mumbai (d) Monday
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) book (c) pencil (d) Yamuna
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) pencil (c) month (d) Delhi
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) city
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) October (c) Pune (d) train
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Nepal (c) Onam (d) Holi
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Godavari (c) city (d) book
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) river
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Godavari (c) January (d) festival
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) mango (c) Mumbai (d) river
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Chennai (c) train (d) river
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) pencil (c) Pune (d) garden
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Friday (c) Yamuna (d) Onam
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) mango (c) boy (d) Japan
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) pencil (c) Kenya (d) teacher
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Diwali (c) Jaipur (d) Onam
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) country
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) month
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) girl (c) Holi (d) month
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) city
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) January (c) Monday (d) boy
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pongal (b) river (c) boy (d) girl
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Onam (c) river (d) boy
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kabir (b) train (c) ball (d) girl
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) kite (c) Eid (d) teacher
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) festival (c) train (d) Nepal
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) book (c) Onam (d) June
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) day (d) city
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Myra (b) ball (c) girl (d) teacher

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