Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 991 · 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) Godavari (b) kite (c) mango (d) river
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) book (c) kite (d) Vivaan
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Pune (c) Nepal (d) kite
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) mango (c) train (d) Kenya
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) month
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Jaipur (c) elephant (d) teacher
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Delhi (c) Eid (d) garden
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Jaipur (c) Sunday (d) Lucknow
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) month (c) elephant (d) Rahul
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diya (b) festival (c) pencil (d) garden
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) mango (c) Pune (d) Delhi
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) month (d) festival
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Godavari (c) June (d) Friday
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) day
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) train (c) Neel (d) festival
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Lucknow (c) city (d) teacher
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) month
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Narmada (c) elephant (d) ball
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) teacher (c) school (d) Pune
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) teacher (c) ball (d) June
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Ganga (c) Kolkata (d) pencil
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) month
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) festival
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) girl (c) mango (d) Kavya
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) city
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) teacher (c) boy (d) Myra
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) festival (c) Holi (d) Onam
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) city
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Kolkata (c) Delhi (d) Narmada
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) country (d) city
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) book (c) Sunday (d) ball
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Kolkata (c) month (d) teacher
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) month
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Riya (b) kite (c) garden (d) book
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) river
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) festival
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) river
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) river (c) Isha (d) school
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) month (c) Ganga (d) garden
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) boy (c) festival (d) Zoya

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