Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 907 · 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 common noun? (a) train (b) January (c) June (d) Ganga
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) month (c) Yamuna (d) festival
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Lucknow (c) Ganga (d) Yamuna
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) boy (c) mango (d) June
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) month
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Jaipur (c) elephant (d) school
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) train (c) garden (d) Delhi
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) book (c) India (d) city
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) kite (c) Yamuna (d) Jaipur
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Diya (c) mango (d) garden
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) school (c) Pune (d) girl
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Diwali (c) Ganga (d) girl
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) month
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) mango (c) festival (d) kite
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Kolkata (c) mango (d) pencil
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) river (c) garden (d) city
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) country
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Chennai (c) boy (d) train
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) river
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Pune (c) Eid (d) Mumbai
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) country
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) day
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) school (c) book (d) Kabir
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) city (c) Farhan (d) girl
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) river
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) river
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) school (c) Aisha (d) river
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) girl (c) pencil (d) Rahul
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) day
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) day
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Eid (c) Mumbai (d) boy
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Nepal (c) garden (d) book
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Diwali (c) festival (d) Lucknow
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) country
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) day
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) day
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Yamuna (c) Eid (d) garden
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) ball (c) river (d) Ishaan
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Onam (c) October (d) Japan
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) river

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