Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 88 · 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) pencil (c) March (d) river
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) city
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) pencil (c) festival (d) Eid
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) festival (c) Friday (d) Pune
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) girl (c) mango (d) elephant
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) train (c) river (d) Japan
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) pencil (c) river (d) Chennai
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kaveri (b) kite (c) river (d) elephant
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Kaveri (c) Lucknow (d) Diwali
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Jaipur (c) elephant (d) month
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) school (c) October (d) Diwali
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) kite (c) girl (d) Pongal
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Meera (b) girl (c) kite (d) city
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Onam (c) river (d) India
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) river
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) kite (c) Aditya (d) girl
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Ganga (c) pencil (d) Godavari
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) country
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) city (c) Friday (d) girl
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Godavari (c) India (d) January
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) book (c) Vivaan (d) teacher
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) boy (c) girl (d) India
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) country (d) river
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) month
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Yamuna (c) Onam (d) Friday
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) festival
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Onam (c) Nepal (d) Monday
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) mango (c) train (d) Pune
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) day
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) boy (c) January (d) elephant
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) day
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Mumbai (c) Lucknow (d) mango
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) garden (c) Neel (d) teacher
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) boy (c) city (d) Delhi
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) book (c) Holi (d) Mumbai
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) January (c) train (d) Narmada
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) day
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Zoya (b) ball (c) pencil (d) book
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) teacher (c) boy (d) Godavari
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) month

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