Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 960 · 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) boy (b) Monday (c) book (d) school
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) festival (c) Onam (d) ball
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) country
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Holi (c) Kenya (d) Yamuna
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) day
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Japan (c) mango (d) girl
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) city
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) day
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) month
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) girl (c) Kolkata (d) mango
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) festival
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) day
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sunday (b) kite (c) pencil (d) mango
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) garden (c) Holi (d) teacher
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) day
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) train (c) Kenya (d) Delhi
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) city (c) book (d) girl
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) boy (c) Friday (d) train
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Pongal (c) Ganga (d) river
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Nepal (c) Holi (d) Kaveri
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) river (c) Kenya (d) mango
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Godavari (c) Diwali (d) garden
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) month (c) October (d) Diwali
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) girl (c) Chennai (d) pencil
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) river (c) festival (d) Manav
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) month (c) girl (d) Isha
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) mango (c) Delhi (d) city
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) month
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) garden (c) book (d) Jaipur
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) garden (c) Mumbai (d) festival
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) festival
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) city
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) country
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) river
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) month (d) festival
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Meera (b) kite (c) book (d) boy
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) March (c) river (d) pencil
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) festival
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) city
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) June (c) Yamuna (d) school

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