Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 179 · 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: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) day
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) school (c) Sunday (d) kite
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) festival (c) book (d) Godavari
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) month (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Kolkata (c) Pongal (d) train
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) girl (c) boy (d) Delhi
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Holi (c) school (d) mango
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Monday (c) Ganga (d) October
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) river
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) month (c) book (d) city
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) boy (c) Monday (d) Onam
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Yamuna (c) Holi (d) river
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) kite (c) Yamuna (d) Mumbai
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Manav (b) garden (c) girl (d) pencil
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) festival (c) train (d) Neel
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) book (c) city (d) Nisha
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Friday (c) mango (d) Mumbai
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Eid (c) India (d) month
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Jaipur (c) girl (d) ball
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Karan (c) garden (d) boy
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) day
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Narmada (c) Mumbai (d) Ganga
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Saanvi (b) boy (c) school (d) ball
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Onam (c) Mumbai (d) Lucknow
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) teacher (c) Diwali (d) Chennai
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) country
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) girl (c) kite (d) Meera
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) festival (c) garden (d) teacher
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) ball (c) boy (d) city
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) country (d) city
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) kite (c) Diya (d) elephant
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) school (c) month (d) kite
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Ganga (c) train (d) ball
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) river
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kabir (b) elephant (c) festival (d) girl
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Chennai (c) elephant (d) October
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) book (c) Sunday (d) Holi
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) city
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) boy (c) garden (d) Yamuna
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Pune (c) ball (d) pencil

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