Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 142 · 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) Sunday (b) Mumbai (c) mango (d) Eid
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Narmada (c) train (d) Pune
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) kite (c) Nepal (d) month
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Chennai (c) city (d) Pune
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Godavari (c) book (d) Kaveri
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) teacher (c) Sunday (d) Ganga
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) river (c) kite (d) Chennai
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Aditya (c) pencil (d) book
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) day
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Japan (c) January (d) pencil
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) river (c) Godavari (d) Jaipur
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) day (d) festival
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) river (c) March (d) ball
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) day
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Lucknow (c) Friday (d) Pune
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) school (c) Narmada (d) month
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) month
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) country
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) country
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pongal (b) garden (c) girl (d) elephant
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) month
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) country
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) boy (c) mango (d) teacher
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) girl (c) Holi (d) garden
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) city
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) kite (c) ball (d) festival
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) festival
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Kolkata (c) Kenya (d) Nepal
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) kite (c) book (d) school
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kaveri (b) teacher (c) school (d) boy
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) month (c) Ananya (d) mango
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) city (c) Mumbai (d) school
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) river (c) teacher (d) January
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) girl (c) Japan (d) mango
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Holi (c) boy (d) Kaveri
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) garden (c) Ganga (d) elephant
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) month
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) city
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) school (c) festival (d) Onam

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