Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 159 · 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) school (b) Friday (c) month (d) elephant
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) river (c) Mumbai (d) March
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) boy (c) Friday (d) Monday
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) country
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sunday (b) river (c) month (d) festival
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) March (c) pencil (d) river
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) river
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) mango (c) Holi (d) boy
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Pune (c) Sunday (d) festival
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Neel (b) train (c) girl (d) festival
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) festival
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) day
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) festival
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Eid (c) Mumbai (d) pencil
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) garden (c) boy (d) October
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) country
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) day
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Jaipur (c) city (d) month
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) country
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) kite (c) Godavari (d) girl
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) girl (c) teacher (d) Meera
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) school (c) kite (d) river
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) kite (c) Delhi (d) Sunday
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Karan (c) festival (d) girl
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Narmada (c) book (d) Ganga
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) day
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Japan (c) Kolkata (d) Friday
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kaveri (b) kite (c) mango (d) garden
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) month
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) month
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Farhan (b) kite (c) festival (d) girl
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) month
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) day
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Nepal (c) Pongal (d) month
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) festival
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) March (c) train (d) Holi
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) garden (c) river (d) Pooja
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) river (c) Chennai (d) book
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) school (c) boy (d) month
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) city

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