Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 969 · 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) Jaipur (b) city (c) boy (d) river
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) ball (c) India (d) month
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Narmada (c) teacher (d) school
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) teacher (c) Chennai (d) pencil
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) train (c) Meera (d) month
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) country
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Mumbai (c) ball (d) Pune
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) January (c) garden (d) Nepal
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) festival (c) Lucknow (d) Friday
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Arjun (b) festival (c) kite (d) girl
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) country
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) month
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) train (c) Monday (d) school
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) city
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) month
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) city
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Eid (c) city (d) boy
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) book (c) Chennai (d) Jaipur
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Nepal (c) Sunday (d) mango
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Godavari (c) school (d) garden
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Sunday (c) Diwali (d) river
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) mango (c) festival (d) Ira
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) city
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) city
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) school (c) Kenya (d) teacher
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) January (c) girl (d) month
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Yamuna (c) river (d) train
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Jaipur (c) Sunday (d) month
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) festival (c) garden (d) elephant
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) city (c) boy (d) Lucknow
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) festival
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) city
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) elephant (c) girl (d) Holi
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) country
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) girl (c) book (d) Kaveri
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) city (c) festival (d) Zoya
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) elephant (c) Friday (d) month
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) train (c) Kaveri (d) Mumbai
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Jaipur (c) January (d) girl

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