Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 899 · 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) Rahul (b) school (c) elephant (d) month
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) elephant (c) city (d) Chennai
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) city (c) month (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Delhi (c) Diwali (d) Nepal
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) school (c) boy (d) pencil
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) city
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) elephant (c) Neel (d) river
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Ganga (c) mango (d) Chennai
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kavya (b) kite (c) city (d) river
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) river
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) day
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) city
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Chennai (c) Pongal (d) teacher
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) school (c) Japan (d) Yamuna
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) city
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) March (c) teacher (d) city
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) festival
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Vivaan (c) city (d) teacher
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Narmada (c) Pune (d) pencil
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) river
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Narmada (c) Delhi (d) month
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Kenya (c) Holi (d) January
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) festival
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) city
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Holi (c) school (d) girl
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) school (c) Tara (d) kite
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Diwali (c) January (d) kite
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) boy (c) elephant (d) school
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) month
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) day (d) month
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Nepal (c) city (d) river
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) elephant (c) boy (d) Yamuna
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) school (c) Japan (d) city
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) month
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) river
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) ball (c) month (d) Diwali
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) book (c) festival (d) Onam
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) mango (c) book (d) India
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) January (b) month (c) train (d) kite
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) month (c) pencil (d) festival

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