Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 975 · 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) elephant (b) teacher (c) city (d) Eid
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) river
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) boy (c) Lucknow (d) October
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kavya (b) elephant (c) festival (d) mango
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) boy (c) June (d) teacher
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) girl (c) river (d) Sunday
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) January (c) Friday (d) train
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) mango (c) teacher (d) city
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Eid (c) Godavari (d) mango
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Japan (c) Mumbai (d) month
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) festival
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) school (c) kite (d) Ganga
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) day
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) ball (c) Aditya (d) city
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Sneha (c) book (d) festival
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Kabir (c) train (d) river
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Ganga (c) March (d) Onam
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) kite (c) pencil (d) Diya
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) elephant (c) ball (d) kite
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Onam (c) June (d) Delhi
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) girl (c) teacher (d) mango
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) train (c) book (d) Chennai
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) day
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) girl (c) Godavari (d) train
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) city
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) country
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) city (c) Pongal (d) pencil
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) city
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) river
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) teacher (c) Kunal (d) girl
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) river (c) Mumbai (d) book
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) day
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) elephant (c) Delhi (d) Kolkata
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) garden (c) June (d) Pongal
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) festival
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) city (c) Onam (d) Kolkata
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) India (c) river (d) Japan
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) girl (c) Jaipur (d) Mumbai
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) October (c) elephant (d) school
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) March (c) city (d) month

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