Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 920 · 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) pencil (b) garden (c) city (d) Rohan
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Diya (c) school (d) kite
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) book (c) Chennai (d) school
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) garden (c) pencil (d) Rahul
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Omkar (b) teacher (c) school (d) ball
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) book (c) elephant (d) Arjun
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) country
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) girl (c) ball (d) Holi
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) month (c) pencil (d) Kaveri
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) country
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) festival
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) river (c) Ishaan (d) garden
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) month (d) day
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Monday (c) teacher (d) Friday
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) festival
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) country
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) ball (c) pencil (d) month
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) festival (c) Holi (d) Lucknow
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) mango (c) elephant (d) Neel
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) train (c) Godavari (d) Japan
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Tara (b) book (c) pencil (d) month
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Sneha (c) city (d) elephant
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Monday (c) June (d) city
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Nepal (c) ball (d) Onam
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) book (c) river (d) month
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) city
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) city
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) elephant (c) train (d) Isha
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) country
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Mumbai (c) Monday (d) garden
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Japan (c) mango (d) month
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) river
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Monday (c) June (d) school
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) boy (c) Aarav (d) school
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) river
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) pencil (c) Yamuna (d) Kaveri
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) city
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Kolkata (c) ball (d) festival
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Eid (c) mango (d) January

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