Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 150 · 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) Ananya (b) month (c) boy (d) girl
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) festival
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) city
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Friday (c) festival (d) city
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) city
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) boy (c) ball (d) Arjun
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Sunday (c) school (d) Ganga
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) garden (c) Ganga (d) Kolkata
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) country
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) kite (c) month (d) Mumbai
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) river
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Pongal (c) kite (d) Japan
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Holi (c) girl (d) elephant
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) country (d) city
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Monday (c) river (d) boy
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Holi (c) Kaveri (d) train
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) day
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kaveri (b) boy (c) kite (d) elephant
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) river
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Ganga (c) school (d) book
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) city
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) river (c) kite (d) Myra
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) month
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) month
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) month
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) festival
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) girl (c) ball (d) month
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Japan (c) Nepal (d) teacher
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) train (c) river (d) boy
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) garden (c) river (d) Pongal
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) teacher (c) elephant (d) kite
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Kenya (c) pencil (d) festival
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) train (c) elephant (d) book
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) country
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) mango (c) Ishaan (d) festival
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Rohan (c) festival (d) mango
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) girl (c) train (d) city
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) river (c) India (d) October
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) pencil (c) Dev (d) elephant
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) ball (c) train (d) festival

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