Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 890 · 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) city (b) mango (c) festival (d) Eid
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) garden (c) Kolkata (d) Kenya
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) ball (c) train (d) Kaveri
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) pencil (c) Isha (d) festival
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Farhan (b) elephant (c) teacher (d) train
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) month (d) festival
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) city
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) January (c) pencil (d) school
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Onam (c) Delhi (d) teacher
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) October
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) city
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) teacher (c) Kabir (d) school
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) teacher (c) Tara (d) river
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) kite (c) Japan (d) Lucknow
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) month (c) Jaipur (d) Pongal
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) teacher (c) Mumbai (d) school
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) India (c) Diwali (d) girl
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Onam (c) book (d) boy
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) city
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) month
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) mango (c) elephant (d) book
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) festival
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) boy (c) mango (d) Kolkata
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) pencil (c) mango (d) Meera
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) month (c) Kunal (d) city
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) ball (c) Sunday (d) girl
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) festival
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) elephant (c) Onam (d) Narmada
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) boy (c) Dev (d) kite
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) school (c) garden (d) Monday
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) festival (c) Narmada (d) teacher
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) river (c) Friday (d) Sunday
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) day
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) month (d) river
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) mango (c) June (d) festival
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Jaipur (c) mango (d) Yamuna
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Monday (c) Holi (d) festival
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) country
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) book (c) month (d) Pongal
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) month

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