Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 967 · 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) ball (b) mango (c) January (d) train
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) garden (c) Ganga (d) kite
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) January (c) girl (d) Ganga
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Vivaan (c) school (d) girl
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Lucknow (c) Friday (d) elephant
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) kite (c) school (d) Onam
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) city
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) teacher (c) month (d) Farhan
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) book (c) city (d) Friday
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Onam (c) Friday (d) Mumbai
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) country (d) festival
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Pune (c) Lucknow (d) city
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) month (c) festival (d) river
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Omkar (b) girl (c) festival (d) ball
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) country (d) month
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) day
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) garden (c) June (d) Sunday
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Jaipur (c) Kenya (d) Delhi
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) city
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) school (c) Nepal (d) ball
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) month
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) city
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) boy (c) Mumbai (d) festival
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) month
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) city (c) Aarav (d) festival
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Narmada (c) mango (d) kite
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Diwali (c) Onam (d) mango
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) book (c) Japan (d) ball
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) school (c) pencil (d) Diwali
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) pencil (c) school (d) Meera
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) boy (c) Japan (d) Jaipur
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Yamuna (c) city (d) festival
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) city
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) river (d) country
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) pencil (c) kite (d) book
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kunal (b) month (c) girl (d) river
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Monday (c) train (d) June
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Dev (c) pencil (d) garden
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) river
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) festival (c) Ananya (d) elephant

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