Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 963 · 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) Riya (b) girl (c) ball (d) festival
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) country
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) June (c) train (d) Monday
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Pune (c) book (d) Pongal
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Yamuna (c) Mumbai (d) boy
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) festival (c) elephant (d) Arjun
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sneha (b) garden (c) ball (d) girl
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) October (c) ball (d) Nepal
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) March (c) mango (d) teacher
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) festival
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) teacher (c) Diwali (d) kite
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) country
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) river
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) festival
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) garden (c) Eid (d) boy
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) Narmada
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) river
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) country
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) kite (c) Pongal (d) Pune
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) river (c) festival (d) school
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Rahul (c) month (d) ball
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) country
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Jaipur (c) festival (d) Narmada
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) river
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) country (d) city
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) teacher (c) Chennai (d) Friday
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Jaipur (c) ball (d) pencil
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) festival
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) girl (c) Japan (d) city
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Vivaan (b) pencil (c) girl (d) book
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) book (c) Chennai (d) festival
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) teacher (c) Friday (d) elephant
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) pencil (c) Delhi (d) Kenya
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Pune (c) river (d) Yamuna
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Lucknow (c) mango (d) Narmada
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Sunday (c) city (d) Onam
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Mumbai (c) Friday (d) Eid
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) school (c) Omkar (d) kite
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) ball (c) Onam (d) kite
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) day

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