Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 171 · 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.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) river
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Pongal (c) Holi (d) boy
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) train (c) month (d) school
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) month (c) Monday (d) Pune
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) month
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) teacher (c) June (d) Mumbai
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Arjun (c) river (d) girl
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) city
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) October (c) Kolkata (d) Ganga
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Delhi (c) train (d) Nepal
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Mumbai (c) Pune (d) Delhi
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) March (c) January (d) Onam
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) India (c) train (d) city
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) city
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) India (c) Nepal (d) river
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) day
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Myra (b) train (c) festival (d) teacher
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) river (c) boy (d) Kolkata
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) mango (c) Sunday (d) Nepal
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Eid (c) ball (d) girl
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Dev (b) girl (c) ball (d) river
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) train (c) Pongal (d) month
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) country
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) festival (c) train (d) Chennai
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Pongal (c) Kolkata (d) ball
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) city
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) mango (c) river (d) Nisha
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) country
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Kolkata (c) book (d) Ganga
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Tara (c) river (d) city
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Kolkata (c) Holi (d) Eid
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) teacher (c) Diwali (d) garden
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) girl (c) Diwali (d) Onam
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) month
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Kenya (c) Friday (d) pencil
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) festival
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) teacher (c) girl (d) Vivaan
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) river (c) month (d) Delhi
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) garden (c) Kabir (d) mango

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