Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 116 · 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) Holi (b) Friday (c) Chennai (d) city
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) city
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) river
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rahul (b) school (c) girl (d) month
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Monday (c) Friday (d) festival
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) month
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Kenya (c) Kolkata (d) teacher
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) river
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) month
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) city
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) teacher (c) book (d) Ira
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Pune (c) October (d) India
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Holi (c) Chennai (d) elephant
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) elephant (c) kite (d) October
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) river (c) Kolkata (d) Eid
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) boy (c) March (d) river
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) kite (c) Kaveri (d) Mumbai
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Ganga (c) mango (d) January
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) school (c) Yamuna (d) Jaipur
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) river
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) country
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) book (c) Meera (d) mango
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Myra (b) school (c) teacher (d) mango
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) garden (c) pencil (d) ball
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) pencil (c) Chennai (d) garden
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) city
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) month
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) country
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Lucknow (c) kite (d) pencil
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Jaipur (c) month (d) pencil
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) garden (c) mango (d) Monday
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Dev (c) city (d) mango
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Kaveri (c) boy (d) girl
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) elephant (c) Pune (d) river
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) garden (c) Ananya (d) book
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) day
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) month
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) garden (c) Friday (d) India
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) girl (c) Kenya (d) boy
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Kolkata (c) Yamuna (d) June

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