Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 115 · 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) Chennai (b) Eid (c) Pongal (d) girl
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Yamuna (c) Nepal (d) Pongal
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Monday (c) India (d) train
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) river
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) book (c) kite (d) city
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) garden (c) Myra (d) river
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) elephant (c) teacher (d) ball
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) day
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) festival
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) kite (c) Pune (d) boy
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Diwali (c) Pongal (d) Japan
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) month
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) day
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) festival
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Nepal (c) March (d) Narmada
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) festival
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) book (c) garden (d) Kenya
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) garden (c) Holi (d) March
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) Diya
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) month (c) girl (d) June
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ira (b) river (c) teacher (d) garden
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) teacher (c) ball (d) kite
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Chennai (c) Jaipur (d) city
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) month
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) city
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Holi (c) Lucknow (d) mango
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) month
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Onam (c) river (d) India
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) river (c) book (d) city
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) festival
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) ball (c) Ganga (d) October
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) river
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) kite (c) Yamuna (d) garden
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) festival (c) train (d) month
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) festival (c) Nepal (d) ball
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) month (c) Onam (d) school
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rohan (b) mango (c) pencil (d) kite
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) country
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Pongal (c) kite (d) Diwali
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) city

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