Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 953 · 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) teacher (b) Narmada (c) festival (d) elephant
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Kolkata (c) school (d) boy
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Japan (c) ball (d) teacher
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) country
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rahul (b) mango (c) school (d) garden
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) river
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) month (d) city
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) ball (c) Ishaan (d) city
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Rohan (c) elephant (d) month
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Ganga (c) Friday (d) Kolkata
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Sunday (c) Pongal (d) river
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) boy (c) Chennai (d) train
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kunal (b) girl (c) teacher (d) city
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Sunday (c) Narmada (d) India
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) city
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) boy (c) garden (d) Kaveri
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) India (c) Jaipur (d) garden
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) pencil (c) Zoya (d) garden
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Kaveri (c) Pune (d) mango
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Nepal (c) Yamuna (d) city
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) ball (c) Pune (d) Onam
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Pongal (c) school (d) Mumbai
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) festival
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) month (c) Kaveri (d) Japan
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) day
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) June (c) river (d) month
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) day (d) river
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) month
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) day
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) festival
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) elephant (c) Pune (d) garden
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) city
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) day
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) festival (c) Friday (d) Monday
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) school (c) teacher (d) Holi
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Yamuna (c) pencil (d) Kenya
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) book (c) Yamuna (d) month
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Delhi (c) January (d) Kenya
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) elephant (c) month (d) girl
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) kite (c) teacher (d) Mumbai

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