Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 149 · 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 proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) river (c) Pune (d) pencil
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) country
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) day
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) festival (c) book (d) Karan
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Narmada (c) garden (d) India
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) country
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Japan (c) Narmada (d) festival
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) festival
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) book (c) Kolkata (d) Japan
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) river (c) Tara (d) train
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) city (c) boy (d) elephant
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) month (c) Friday (d) mango
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) pencil (c) June (d) month
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Japan (c) Lucknow (d) school
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) boy (c) Lucknow (d) garden
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Nepal (c) Japan (d) river
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) school (c) Ganga (d) ball
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) school (c) garden (d) Holi
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rohan (b) pencil (c) festival (d) book
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) festival
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) river
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Kolkata (c) Japan (d) city
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) ball (c) city (d) Eid
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) city
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) October (c) Mumbai (d) Narmada
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) country
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Kenya (c) city (d) garden
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Mumbai (c) Chennai (d) pencil
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) June (c) Monday (d) ball
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) festival
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) river (c) ball (d) Kaveri
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) day
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) January (b) festival (c) elephant (d) train
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Holi (c) Delhi (d) Pongal
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) month (c) Aditya (d) boy
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Isha (c) city (d) month
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Japan (c) train (d) Delhi
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) month
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Arjun (b) pencil (c) train (d) festival
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Kolkata (c) mango (d) pencil

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