Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

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

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