Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 922 · 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) garden (b) city (c) festival (d) March
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) city
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) ball (c) Lucknow (d) Yamuna
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) school (c) Pune (d) Sunday
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) festival (c) Narmada (d) Holi
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) garden (c) Ganga (d) Nepal
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) elephant (c) Omkar (d) book
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) elephant (c) Riya (d) festival
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) train (c) festival (d) Yamuna
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Nepal (c) pencil (d) city
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Friday (c) Ganga (d) month
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) boy (c) elephant (d) Japan
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) school (c) Pongal (d) train
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Delhi (c) mango (d) Onam
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) country
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) kite (c) ball (d) Narmada
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Narmada (c) October (d) girl
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) country (d) city
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) city (c) school (d) boy
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) festival (c) Ganga (d) girl
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) river
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) October (c) river (d) festival
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) month
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) river (d) festival
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) country
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Kaveri (c) Godavari (d) book
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) country (d) month
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) train (c) Priya (d) boy
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Nepal (c) Jaipur (d) train
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) June (b) festival (c) month (d) teacher
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) river (c) Lucknow (d) girl
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) city
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) elephant (c) January (d) Monday
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) country
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) festival
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) river
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Ishaan (c) teacher (d) train
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) pencil (c) garden (d) Kenya
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) India (c) train (d) river
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) pencil (c) October (d) June

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