Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 99 · 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.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) day
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) city (c) boy (d) Diwali
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Jaipur (c) Onam (d) girl
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) ball (c) Kaveri (d) January
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) teacher (c) girl (d) city
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Kaveri (c) Jaipur (d) Lucknow
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) festival
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) mango (c) Monday (d) Eid
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) elephant (c) Aisha (d) school
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) teacher (c) pencil (d) Pune
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) March (c) India (d) Kaveri
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) month (c) March (d) festival
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Mumbai (c) Onam (d) Japan
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) city (c) Aarav (d) garden
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) girl (c) river (d) Friday
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) elephant (c) Zoya (d) school
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Nepal (c) festival (d) June
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) teacher (c) festival (d) Kaveri
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) India (c) March (d) Onam
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) river
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) country
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) teacher (c) city (d) Chennai
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Saanvi (c) train (d) school
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) elephant (c) river (d) Neel
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) month
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) train (c) ball (d) October
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Farhan (b) elephant (c) girl (d) month
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) month (c) girl (d) Yamuna
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) elephant (c) Pune (d) Holi
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) boy (c) Jaipur (d) teacher
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) country (d) river
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Narmada (c) kite (d) March
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Narmada (c) city (d) Yamuna
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) city
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) mango (c) elephant (d) Yash
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) garden (c) Ganga (d) teacher
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pongal (b) train (c) kite (d) girl
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) ball (c) January (d) city
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) kite (c) June (d) pencil
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) country

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