Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 882 · 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) river (c) Aditya (d) mango
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Friday (c) mango (d) Kolkata
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) river (c) October (d) boy
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) elephant (c) Ananya (d) teacher
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) festival
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) January (c) Lucknow (d) city
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) March (c) India (d) pencil
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) month
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) school (c) girl (d) Jaipur
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) country
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Godavari (c) March (d) elephant
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) mango (c) river (d) Pune
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Pongal (c) Sunday (d) Chennai
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) day
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) city
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) kite (c) Mumbai (d) book
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Nisha (c) boy (d) teacher
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Holi (c) Diwali (d) Mumbai
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Kaveri (c) garden (d) Ganga
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Friday (c) girl (d) India
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) mango (c) girl (d) Diwali
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Kolkata (c) month (d) Jaipur
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) June (c) festival (d) ball
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) elephant (c) Aarav (d) festival
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Eid (c) elephant (d) train
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) country
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) country
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) boy (c) mango (d) Lucknow
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) garden (c) teacher (d) boy
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) river
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) ball (c) month (d) Nepal
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Friday (c) Japan (d) Godavari
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) city (c) school (d) elephant
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) train (c) Priya (d) girl
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) festival
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Nepal (c) March (d) teacher
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Chennai (c) Ganga (d) kite
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) river
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) boy (c) Godavari (d) month

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