Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 908 · 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.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) day
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) January (c) month (d) Onam
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Holi (c) Yamuna (d) Jaipur
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) book (c) garden (d) Kenya
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) June (c) river (d) mango
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) teacher (c) Aditya (d) garden
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Kolkata (c) city (d) Diwali
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) school (c) train (d) October
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) river (c) Lucknow (d) January
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) kite (c) city (d) Ishaan
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) river
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Zoya (c) month (d) boy
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Priya (b) school (c) city (d) train
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Pongal (c) kite (d) Nepal
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) ball (c) girl (d) India
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) country
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) festival
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Onam (c) boy (d) India
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) March (c) mango (d) book
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) book (c) Kolkata (d) Nepal
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Monday (c) mango (d) Pongal
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Jaipur (c) festival (d) book
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Ganga (c) river (d) ball
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Onam (c) ball (d) January
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) garden (c) festival (d) ball
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Friday (c) river (d) boy
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) day
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) kite (c) festival (d) month
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) boy (c) city (d) Eid
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Meera (c) garden (d) boy
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) girl (c) river (d) Sunday
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Godavari (c) elephant (d) garden
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) country
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Kolkata (c) January (d) June
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) pencil (c) Pune (d) Diwali
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) river (c) school (d) Diwali
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) pencil (c) Rohan (d) elephant
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Delhi (c) Kolkata (d) Godavari
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) train (c) Jaipur (d) June
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) mango (c) Arjun (d) girl

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