Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 867 · 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) garden (b) kite (c) boy (d) Holi
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Mumbai (c) school (d) ball
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) country
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) March (c) month (d) Mumbai
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) mango (c) city (d) Japan
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Kenya (c) Onam (d) Kolkata
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) city
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) pencil (c) Ganga (d) Godavari
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) country
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) month (d) city
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) kite (c) ball (d) June
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) city
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Pune (c) Eid (d) Godavari
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) garden (c) Ganga (d) book
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) festival
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) teacher (c) boy (d) festival
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) October (c) ball (d) Chennai
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Godavari (c) garden (d) train
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) kite (c) March (d) train
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) city (c) month (d) Kavya
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Nepal (c) school (d) Narmada
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) river
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) festival (c) Sunday (d) river
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) city
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Priya (b) festival (c) school (d) book
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) book (c) festival (d) Nepal
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) mango (c) city (d) river
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) garden (c) month (d) Narmada
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) mango (c) January (d) Chennai
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) month
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) month (c) Vivaan (d) city
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) city
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) city
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) month
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) pencil (c) mango (d) Lucknow
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kunal (b) teacher (c) pencil (d) mango
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Jaipur (c) March (d) boy
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Diwali (c) Ganga (d) festival
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) festival
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) festival

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