Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 162 · 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) book (b) month (c) Kolkata (d) city
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) festival
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) day
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) elephant (c) Pune (d) Yamuna
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Kenya (c) Yamuna (d) pencil
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Diwali (c) month (d) kite
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) train (c) Delhi (d) mango
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) month (d) festival
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) month
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) mango (c) kite (d) girl
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) day
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Lucknow (c) Pune (d) ball
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Japan (c) Kolkata (d) month
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Diwali (c) garden (d) October
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) teacher (c) Pongal (d) Jaipur
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) teacher (c) ball (d) Arjun
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) train (c) Godavari (d) Mumbai
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) India (c) Sunday (d) Delhi
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) festival
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Mumbai (c) train (d) girl
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) festival (c) city (d) mango
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) girl (c) school (d) Isha
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) day
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) river
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Friday (c) Diwali (d) October
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) city
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) city (c) Zoya (d) festival
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) festival
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) country
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) day
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) day
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) day (d) festival
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Godavari (c) March (d) school
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) ball (c) train (d) Lucknow
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) day
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) festival
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) month
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) kite (c) Nepal (d) October
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Holi (c) Delhi (d) girl
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) city (c) ball (d) Aarav

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