Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 978 · 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) Yamuna (b) month (c) ball (d) mango
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) girl (c) Pongal (d) kite
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Kenya (c) Monday (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) city (c) festival (d) train
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Onam (c) elephant (d) kite
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) day
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) river
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) elephant (c) Mumbai (d) girl
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kunal (b) school (c) city (d) boy
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) day
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) March (c) garden (d) Narmada
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) elephant (c) Diwali (d) Pune
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) January (c) Chennai (d) river
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) city
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Godavari (c) kite (d) Mumbai
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) country
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) garden (c) mango (d) Chennai
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) kite (c) Friday (d) festival
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Diwali (c) train (d) garden
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Nepal (c) month (d) kite
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Delhi (c) book (d) city
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) pencil (c) kite (d) train
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) June (b) girl (c) ball (d) river
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) teacher (c) festival (d) Vivaan
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Diwali (c) Godavari (d) school
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) pencil (c) Ganga (d) January
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Eid (c) Pongal (d) Sunday
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Godavari (c) river (d) month
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) day
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) girl (c) train (d) Ganga
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) festival (c) elephant (d) Pune
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) festival
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Kolkata (c) train (d) Delhi
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) boy (c) book (d) Zoya
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) river (c) month (d) Kabir
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) mango (c) Yash (d) city
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) book (c) Kolkata (d) Sunday
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Japan (c) June (d) month
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) country

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