Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 97 · 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) Chennai (b) ball (c) Japan (d) Diwali
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) ball (c) pencil (d) garden
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Godavari (c) Nepal (d) school
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) mango (c) girl (d) garden
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) book (c) pencil (d) Monday
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) river
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) India (c) city (d) Godavari
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) month (c) pencil (d) Zoya
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) elephant (c) Manav (d) month
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Holi (c) river (d) school
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) month
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Friday (c) Pune (d) Japan
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Farhan (c) month (d) boy
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) month (d) day
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Arjun (b) river (c) city (d) elephant
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Kolkata (c) kite (d) pencil
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) river (c) month (d) pencil
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Yamuna (c) March (d) Lucknow
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Holi (c) Onam (d) Jaipur
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) girl (c) book (d) Pongal
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Aarav (c) city (d) mango
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) festival (c) mango (d) city
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) teacher (c) kite (d) Ananya
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: Holi is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) month (d) festival
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) festival
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) book (c) Japan (d) Holi
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) kite (c) Yamuna (d) Ganga
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) month
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) day
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) country
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) city
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) country
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) elephant (c) Ganga (d) month
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) book (c) girl (d) India
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) month (c) Karan (d) school
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) day
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Diwali (c) Yamuna (d) river
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) train (c) ball (d) Ishaan
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) boy (c) school (d) girl

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