Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 866 · 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) pencil (b) book (c) festival (d) Kunal
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) city (c) Myra (d) boy
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Pune (c) Nepal (d) ball
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) country
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Narmada (c) elephant (d) Kenya
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Pune (c) Delhi (d) book
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) country
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) mango (c) June (d) Narmada
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) kite (c) ball (d) Kabir
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) boy (c) Mumbai (d) book
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) river
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) January (c) Yamuna (d) Delhi
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) March (c) Kaveri (d) teacher
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Ganga (c) month (d) Godavari
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) ball (c) month (d) Diwali
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) month
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) ball (c) festival (d) October
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) city
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) festival (c) city (d) girl
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Yamuna (c) Chennai (d) city
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) school (c) mango (d) elephant
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) city
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) month (c) girl (d) Meera
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) garden (c) Japan (d) elephant
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) month
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) country
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) country
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Kenya (c) Kolkata (d) train
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) mango (c) kite (d) Aisha
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) elephant (c) March (d) city
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rohan (b) pencil (c) festival (d) boy
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) festival
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) elephant (c) Kaveri (d) pencil
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) month (d) festival
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) school (c) mango (d) Farhan
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) festival
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Pongal (c) pencil (d) teacher
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) country
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) month (c) ball (d) elephant
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) garden (c) Kenya (d) Onam

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