Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 971 · 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) mango (b) kite (c) girl (d) January
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) river
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Kunal (c) garden (d) teacher
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) school (c) girl (d) elephant
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Mumbai (c) March (d) river
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Jaipur (c) festival (d) Monday
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) teacher (c) Sunday (d) city
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) country
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Sunday (c) Kolkata (d) kite
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Priya (b) girl (c) mango (d) ball
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Sunday (c) Pongal (d) Friday
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Pune (c) month (d) elephant
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Yamuna (c) India (d) Kolkata
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) city (c) teacher (d) mango
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) river
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Delhi (c) river (d) month
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) city (c) Nepal (d) Ganga
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Friday (c) Mumbai (d) Lucknow
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) girl (c) garden (d) Meera
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) March (c) June (d) Godavari
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) river
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) girl (c) Chennai (d) Onam
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) kite (c) girl (d) Ganga
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) river
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aisha (b) school (c) ball (d) pencil
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Friday (c) pencil (d) Japan
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) month (c) Kolkata (d) train
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Narmada (c) Sunday (d) January
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) girl (c) Vivaan (d) garden
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Kolkata (c) Delhi (d) teacher
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) river
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) river
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) festival (c) garden (d) Nepal
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) month
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) city
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Mumbai (c) train (d) Kaveri
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) day
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) March (c) festival (d) train
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) mango (c) pencil (d) Chennai
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) city (c) Holi (d) month

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