Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 968 · 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) Diwali (b) garden (c) elephant (d) pencil
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) India (c) Kenya (d) month
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) month
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Narmada (c) Kenya (d) book
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) city (c) pencil (d) garden
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) festival
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) teacher (c) month (d) October
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) month (c) festival (d) Yamuna
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) month
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Pongal (c) river (d) Chennai
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) city
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) book (c) Lucknow (d) mango
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) festival
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) train (c) pencil (d) Friday
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) day
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) school (c) Narmada (d) January
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Pongal (c) Ganga (d) teacher
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Yamuna (c) Japan (d) Kenya
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Pongal (c) Nepal (d) Monday
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Zoya (b) month (c) school (d) kite
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) school (c) Jaipur (d) pencil
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) month (c) teacher (d) mango
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) month
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Monday (c) Pongal (d) Onam
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Kunal (c) school (d) month
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) mango (c) Mumbai (d) river
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) mango (c) city (d) Karan
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) month (c) girl (d) train
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) month
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) day
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) pencil (c) Eid (d) October
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) girl (c) book (d) India
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) day
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) month (d) city
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Aarav (c) train (d) girl
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) day
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) festival
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Kaveri (c) city (d) boy
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) girl (c) Ganga (d) city
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) festival

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