Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 913 · 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) Pune (b) girl (c) Kenya (d) Sunday
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Diwali (c) Monday (d) teacher
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Nepal (c) Eid (d) river
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) girl (c) mango (d) Diya
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) mango (c) city (d) Holi
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) country
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) kite (c) city (d) Isha
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Godavari (c) boy (d) elephant
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) river
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) city
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) river
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) city
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Mumbai (c) train (d) Narmada
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) March (c) garden (d) Jaipur
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) school (c) Yamuna (d) pencil
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Pune (c) pencil (d) month
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Narmada (c) garden (d) mango
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Kolkata (c) Eid (d) Kaveri
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) kite (c) girl (d) Neel
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) festival (c) Eid (d) month
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Onam (c) teacher (d) ball
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) boy (c) ball (d) Kaveri
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) festival
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) country
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) girl (c) month (d) Pongal
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) pencil (c) Monday (d) ball
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) river (c) teacher (d) mango
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) kite (c) book (d) garden
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yash (b) teacher (c) festival (d) book
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kabir (b) garden (c) boy (d) city
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) river
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aditya (b) elephant (c) festival (d) city
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) kite (c) Riya (d) book
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Pongal (c) Diwali (d) Japan
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) city (c) garden (d) Lucknow
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) festival
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) boy (c) October (d) elephant
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Delhi (c) ball (d) girl
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) pencil (c) Japan (d) Narmada
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Sunday (c) month (d) mango

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