Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 117 · 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) Pune (b) garden (c) Japan (d) October
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) June (c) Kaveri (d) book
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Holi (c) pencil (d) June
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Ganga (c) Monday (d) mango
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) day
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) teacher (c) Diya (d) train
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) country
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) festival (c) kite (d) garden
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) month (c) festival (d) Kolkata
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Diwali (c) ball (d) girl
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) school (c) garden (d) Dev
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) city
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) festival
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) kite (c) teacher (d) Friday
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) June (b) garden (c) city (d) book
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) India (c) river (d) mango
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) city
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) girl (c) Chennai (d) Kolkata
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) book (c) city (d) Chennai
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) kite (c) festival (d) month
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) mango (c) festival (d) train
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) kite (c) Isha (d) ball
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Kaveri (c) city (d) Japan
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) day
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) month
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) festival
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) country (d) festival
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Arjun (b) city (c) ball (d) river
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) pencil (c) Kavya (d) festival
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Pongal (c) school (d) Jaipur
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Nepal (c) city (d) river
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) festival
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) festival
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) book (c) January (d) pencil
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) month
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) boy (c) Pune (d) garden
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) pencil (c) boy (d) Kaveri
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Pongal (c) garden (d) month
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Friday (c) month (d) Lucknow
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) boy (c) Delhi (d) river

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