Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 965 · 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) boy (c) Friday (d) Monday
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) festival
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) kite (c) month (d) girl
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) teacher (c) pencil (d) Sunday
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Farhan (c) city (d) mango
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Chennai (c) Diwali (d) ball
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) India (c) Ganga (d) kite
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Monday (c) Sunday (d) Diwali
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) girl (c) train (d) Jaipur
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) train (c) book (d) girl
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) city
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) city (c) Ganga (d) book
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) book (c) boy (d) festival
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Monday (c) river (d) Sunday
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Jaipur (c) Sunday (d) month
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) city
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) river
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) day
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) girl (c) Karan (d) city
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Kolkata (c) school (d) Kaveri
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) city
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) river
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) pencil (c) train (d) Japan
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aarav (b) elephant (c) month (d) river
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) school (c) Kaveri (d) month
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) river
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Kolkata (c) Chennai (d) Monday
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Narmada (c) garden (d) June
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) train (c) Kaveri (d) Mumbai
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) city (c) festival (d) Lucknow
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) city
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) month (c) teacher (d) elephant
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) January (c) elephant (d) Sunday
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) book (c) March (d) kite
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) country
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) January (b) month (c) teacher (d) book
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) garden (c) elephant (d) festival
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) garden (c) boy (d) Delhi
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) month (d) river
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Yash (c) elephant (d) school

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