Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 884 · 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) Holi (b) pencil (c) ball (d) mango
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Holi (c) Pune (d) Mumbai
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) river
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kaveri (b) girl (c) garden (d) pencil
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) city
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) elephant (c) kite (d) Ganga
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) girl (c) Lucknow (d) Eid
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) teacher (c) girl (d) Ananya
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pongal (b) ball (c) teacher (d) boy
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) city
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) pencil (c) garden (d) month
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) city
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Sunday (c) festival (d) Japan
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) January (c) Chennai (d) school
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Monday (c) river (d) kite
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) ball (c) Diwali (d) kite
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) country
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) October (c) ball (d) month
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Nepal (c) river (d) Japan
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) girl (c) garden (d) book
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) river
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) festival (c) mango (d) Japan
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) country
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Neel (c) pencil (d) city
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Lucknow (c) city (d) school
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Mumbai (c) boy (d) kite
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Nisha (c) kite (d) elephant
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) day
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) ball (c) school (d) Isha
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Kolkata (c) Mumbai (d) month
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) garden (c) girl (d) Yash
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Riya (c) train (d) ball
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) city
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) day
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Kolkata (c) teacher (d) India
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) month (c) festival (d) Friday
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) city
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Monday (c) Kenya (d) ball
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Kolkata (c) October (d) city
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) elephant (c) Pune (d) school

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