Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 96 · 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) Narmada (b) Chennai (c) festival (d) Lucknow
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) book (c) Karan (d) train
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) river
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) March (c) month (d) Yamuna
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) boy (c) pencil (d) October
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) festival (c) Riya (d) girl
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) river
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) book (c) Japan (d) Yamuna
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) ball (c) Omkar (d) mango
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) country
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) river
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Kaveri (c) March (d) Monday
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) city (c) Pongal (d) month
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) festival
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) pencil (c) June (d) India
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) month
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) day
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) day
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Kolkata (c) boy (d) Kaveri
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rohan (b) book (c) elephant (d) teacher
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Chennai (c) teacher (d) school
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) country (d) city
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) city
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) country
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Meera (b) teacher (c) boy (d) river
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Godavari (c) Diwali (d) Mumbai
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) country
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) country
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Farhan (b) elephant (c) ball (d) festival
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) river (c) Sunday (d) Godavari
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kunal (b) river (c) ball (d) girl
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) girl (c) Priya (d) boy
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) train (c) book (d) January
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Kaveri (c) Monday (d) school
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) festival
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) June (b) teacher (c) elephant (d) ball
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) river (c) Eid (d) garden
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Narmada (c) river (d) teacher
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) mango (c) Kaveri (d) girl
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) garden (c) kite (d) Kolkata

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