Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 121 · 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) Lucknow (b) Godavari (c) January (d) river
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) country
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) boy (c) Japan (d) Delhi
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) country
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Holi (c) Kaveri (d) Pongal
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) month (c) Chennai (d) book
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) country
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rohan (b) kite (c) festival (d) school
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) festival (c) March (d) Lucknow
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) ball (c) Diya (d) month
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) day
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) June (c) festival (d) month
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) book (c) teacher (d) Jaipur
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kabir (b) mango (c) train (d) city
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pongal (b) garden (c) boy (d) mango
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) festival
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) river
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Diwali (c) train (d) pencil
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Friday (c) city (d) India
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) ball (c) book (d) school
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Eid (c) June (d) book
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) school (c) month (d) train
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Sneha (c) school (d) elephant
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) river
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) book (c) mango (d) month
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) book (c) girl (d) Aisha
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Godavari (c) Diwali (d) month
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) train (c) Mumbai (d) Onam
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) festival
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) day
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) pencil (c) elephant (d) Yamuna
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) teacher (c) October (d) kite
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) month (c) train (d) Aditya
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Karan (b) garden (c) ball (d) city
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Kolkata (c) Kenya (d) India
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) month
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) month (c) elephant (d) ball
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) country
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) girl (c) Sunday (d) teacher
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) day

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