Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 869 · 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) garden (c) train (d) Kunal
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Diwali (c) Monday (d) Mumbai
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) teacher (c) garden (d) pencil
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Pongal (c) Eid (d) mango
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Pongal (c) city (d) school
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aarav (b) girl (c) teacher (d) pencil
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Yamuna (c) Chennai (d) kite
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) month (c) Delhi (d) Pune
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Riya (c) school (d) month
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) country
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) June (c) festival (d) Diwali
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) January (b) garden (c) boy (d) school
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) teacher (c) mango (d) Mumbai
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Ganga (c) train (d) Pongal
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ishaan (b) river (c) elephant (d) girl
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) garden (c) Jaipur (d) Kolkata
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Lucknow (c) Friday (d) elephant
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Vivaan (b) pencil (c) garden (d) river
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) day
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) country
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) day
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) January (c) June (d) Monday
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) school (c) month (d) Pune
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Diwali (c) book (d) Kaveri
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diya (b) festival (c) girl (d) kite
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kavya (b) girl (c) city (d) garden
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) river
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) city (c) Eid (d) Nepal
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) river
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) day
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aisha (b) river (c) garden (d) kite
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) day
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Eid (c) boy (d) Pongal
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) festival
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Kolkata (c) city (d) girl
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) elephant (c) Rohan (d) city
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) country
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) festival
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) river
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) school (c) kite (d) Rahul

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