Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

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

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