Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 104 · 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) Diya (b) train (c) festival (d) month
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) river (c) June (d) Yamuna
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) October (c) March (d) city
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) month
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) country
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) festival (c) mango (d) garden
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) festival
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) month
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kaveri (b) month (c) city (d) school
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) river (c) Riya (d) ball
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Holi (c) city (d) garden
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) city (c) boy (d) Pongal
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yash (b) book (c) school (d) boy
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) country
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Yamuna (c) ball (d) Pune
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) river
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) month (c) river (d) teacher
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) kite (c) Myra (d) ball
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) river
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Kaveri (c) March (d) month
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) October (c) March (d) elephant
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Sunday (c) March (d) boy
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) month (c) girl (d) Yamuna
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Diwali (c) Pune (d) Kolkata
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) river
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) city (c) mango (d) river
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) day
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) teacher (c) Nepal (d) Friday
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Kenya (c) March (d) kite
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) month
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) school (c) kite (d) India
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) elephant (c) Japan (d) garden
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) city
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Narmada (c) Delhi (d) Pune
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) girl (c) school (d) Rohan
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) country (d) festival
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) festival
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) October (c) Holi (d) mango
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) teacher (c) Narmada (d) city

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