Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 123 · 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) Delhi (b) Narmada (c) garden (d) Eid
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Meera (c) boy (d) mango
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Diwali (c) Kolkata (d) city
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) river
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) river (d) festival
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Godavari (c) Yamuna (d) Friday
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) river (c) Yamuna (d) city
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) day
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) city
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) river
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) river
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) city
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) country
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) city
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) day
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Pune (c) kite (d) Mumbai
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) January (c) girl (d) Nepal
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) month
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rohan (b) ball (c) garden (d) train
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) day
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) March (c) train (d) elephant
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) mango (c) Kolkata (d) elephant
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) river (c) train (d) June
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) boy (c) Friday (d) elephant
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Jaipur (c) Ganga (d) Pune
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Kolkata (c) festival (d) Delhi
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) garden (c) Mumbai (d) ball
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) day
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) elephant (c) Kaveri (d) pencil
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Diwali (c) mango (d) city
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) river
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Godavari (c) mango (d) Eid
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) festival (c) garden (d) river
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) country (d) festival
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Kolkata (c) school (d) Narmada
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) city
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Pongal (c) city (d) train
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) school (c) girl (d) Delhi
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) city
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) teacher (c) garden (d) Sunday

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