Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 167 · 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) city (b) Pongal (c) Japan (d) Nepal
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) city
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) kite (c) Aditya (d) school
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) month (c) Narmada (d) pencil
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Kenya (c) Chennai (d) book
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Godavari (c) Mumbai (d) school
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Diwali (c) boy (d) India
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) city
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) festival
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) kite (c) Pune (d) train
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) month (d) festival
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) day
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Diwali (c) ball (d) city
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) festival (c) river (d) Sunday
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Nepal (c) mango (d) city
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) teacher (c) river (d) Kunal
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Onam (c) January (d) mango
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Delhi (c) train (d) Onam
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Friday (c) Holi (d) pencil
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Kenya (c) teacher (d) June
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Sunday (c) river (d) Onam
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Japan (c) ball (d) boy
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Meera (c) river (d) boy
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Kenya (c) teacher (d) pencil
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Riya (b) book (c) school (d) elephant
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) day
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) elephant (c) Monday (d) festival
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) river (c) garden (d) ball
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) month (c) Delhi (d) boy
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) month
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) country (d) city
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) month
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pongal (b) month (c) city (d) pencil
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Pooja (c) girl (d) month
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) day
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Ganga (c) Mumbai (d) garden
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) boy (c) Priya (d) book
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) train (c) book (d) Rahul
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) city
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) mango (c) Lucknow (d) girl

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