Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 931 · 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) garden (b) Kaveri (c) Monday (d) Chennai
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Godavari (c) book (d) river
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) month
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) country
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Kaveri (c) river (d) Holi
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) boy (c) festival (d) Kolkata
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) book (c) Diwali (d) Ganga
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) boy (c) Onam (d) girl
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) October (c) Nepal (d) school
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) day
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) March (c) mango (d) city
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) garden (c) festival (d) Kabir
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Kaveri (c) Kolkata (d) city
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) city (c) teacher (d) elephant
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) festival
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) pencil (c) school (d) train
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Kenya (c) girl (d) India
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) day
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Kenya (c) Pune (d) ball
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) country
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Holi (c) Kaveri (d) month
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Sunday (c) girl (d) mango
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) mango (c) Farhan (d) ball
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) river
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) river
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Ananya (c) teacher (d) festival
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Nepal (c) book (d) school
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Ira (c) ball (d) month
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) country
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Narmada (c) Holi (d) kite
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) pencil (c) Holi (d) teacher
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) January (c) Kolkata (d) boy
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) month (c) ball (d) Monday
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) festival (c) elephant (d) Neel
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) day (d) month
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) festival
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) festival
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) month
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) teacher (c) book (d) Yamuna
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) mango (c) month (d) teacher

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