Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 87 · 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) boy (b) Sunday (c) festival (d) city
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Rohan (c) garden (d) teacher
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) country (d) river
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) river (c) Nepal (d) Monday
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) country (d) month
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Nepal (c) boy (d) Friday
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) train (c) city (d) Friday
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) school (c) Nisha (d) pencil
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) pencil (c) kite (d) Diwali
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) mango (c) elephant (d) Isha
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) kite (c) city (d) month
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Pune (c) January (d) mango
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Kaveri (c) festival (d) Jaipur
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) festival
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Lucknow (c) elephant (d) month
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) book (c) train (d) Pongal
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) festival
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Kenya (c) Diwali (d) Narmada
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Delhi (c) month (d) mango
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) January (c) book (d) India
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) river
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) book (c) Ganga (d) river
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) country
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) train (c) girl (d) Kaveri
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) book (c) Rahul (d) garden
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Monday (c) month (d) kite
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) school (c) Aisha (d) boy
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) country (d) day
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yash (b) festival (c) boy (d) mango
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) country
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) month (d) festival
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) girl (c) Kaveri (d) Monday
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) ball (c) Aarav (d) girl
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) river
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Chennai (c) Kolkata (d) month
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) elephant (c) Sunday (d) India
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) month (c) India (d) boy
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Lucknow (c) Friday (d) teacher
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) city (c) train (d) teacher
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Kolkata (c) Onam (d) Diwali

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