Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 979 · 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) Onam (b) train (c) river (d) ball
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) train (c) festival (d) June
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) garden (c) Onam (d) Ganga
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Arjun (c) school (d) mango
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) city
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) city
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) kite (c) train (d) elephant
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) month
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Kolkata (c) Pongal (d) Holi
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) day
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) school (c) teacher (d) Lucknow
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) country
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) garden (c) mango (d) October
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) country
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) October (c) Jaipur (d) girl
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) kite (c) Eid (d) boy
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Kavya (c) city (d) teacher
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Friday (c) Chennai (d) Holi
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) kite (c) Pune (d) ball
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) ball (c) Mumbai (d) Monday
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) day
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Chennai (c) mango (d) Holi
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) month (d) river
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) festival
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) kite (c) school (d) Monday
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) school (c) kite (d) Sunday
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) month
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) elephant (c) Neel (d) school
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) month (c) Diwali (d) Onam
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Kaveri (c) month (d) mango
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Karan (b) river (c) train (d) ball
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) river (c) festival (d) Priya
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Aarav (c) train (d) girl
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) month
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) month (d) festival
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Pune (c) pencil (d) Jaipur
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) country
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) country (d) festival
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) teacher (c) girl (d) Kolkata
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) day

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