Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 987 · 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) teacher (b) Godavari (c) girl (d) pencil
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) festival (c) girl (d) India
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) month (c) Mumbai (d) June
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Eid (c) teacher (d) Mumbai
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Holi (c) Diwali (d) Friday
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) train (c) Mumbai (d) Jaipur
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) school (c) January (d) girl
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) day
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Godavari (c) Pune (d) river
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) country
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) school (c) girl (d) Neel
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) garden (c) Monday (d) city
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Narmada (c) pencil (d) mango
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Holi (c) book (d) garden
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) day
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Mumbai (c) Godavari (d) city
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Yamuna (c) ball (d) Eid
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Kabir (c) boy (d) city
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nisha (b) elephant (c) city (d) pencil
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) day (d) month
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) month
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) month
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Yamuna (c) boy (d) Lucknow
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) month (d) city
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) teacher (c) book (d) Meera
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) city
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) book (c) garden (d) pencil
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) country (d) month
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) girl (c) ball (d) river
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) festival
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) girl (c) Nepal (d) river
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) city
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) day
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) month (c) Pooja (d) mango
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) kite (c) school (d) book
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Karan (b) river (c) garden (d) train
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kaveri (b) pencil (c) ball (d) teacher
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) boy (c) pencil (d) Sneha
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Narmada (c) Japan (d) garden
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) month (c) kite (d) Pune

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