Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 996 · 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) kite (b) river (c) Delhi (d) teacher
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) festival (c) Diwali (d) pencil
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) book (c) boy (d) Ganga
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) city (c) Monday (d) October
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) elephant (c) festival (d) Tara
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) school (c) Lucknow (d) festival
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) day (d) city
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) country
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) teacher (c) girl (d) Monday
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Manav (c) festival (d) pencil
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) river (c) book (d) Pongal
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Eid (c) October (d) Sunday
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) teacher (c) elephant (d) city
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) train (c) Myra (d) city
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Japan (c) school (d) Yamuna
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Ananya (c) boy (d) girl
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Isha (c) girl (d) book
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Farhan (c) boy (d) book
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Yamuna (c) Diwali (d) Delhi
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Ganga (c) Godavari (d) pencil
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) garden (c) school (d) mango
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Japan (c) Narmada (d) Pune
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) mango (c) Jaipur (d) Yamuna
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) elephant (c) month (d) October
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) country (d) festival
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) festival
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) river (c) Arjun (d) month
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Narmada (c) mango (d) festival
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) river
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) boy (c) pencil (d) Priya
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Ishaan (c) book (d) festival
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) country
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) month
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) day
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) festival
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) month (c) girl (d) Yamuna
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) day
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) festival (c) girl (d) Friday
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) month (c) Friday (d) Godavari

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