Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 182 · 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) festival (b) elephant (c) teacher (d) Neel
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) river (c) elephant (d) garden
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Friday (c) pencil (d) school
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) river
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) festival
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) day
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) city
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) country (d) city
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) city
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Chennai (c) elephant (d) Ganga
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) pencil (c) Kenya (d) Ganga
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Chennai (c) river (d) Mumbai
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) festival
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Chennai (c) school (d) India
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Eid (c) kite (d) Onam
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Kolkata (c) girl (d) January
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) elephant (c) festival (d) Tara
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Meera (c) ball (d) month
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Narmada (c) garden (d) month
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Holi (c) boy (d) Godavari
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) city
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) city (c) pencil (d) Diya
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) ball (c) girl (d) city
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Narmada (c) month (d) Monday
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) day
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) river
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) March (c) Delhi (d) Friday
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) train (c) boy (d) Kolkata
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) boy (c) month (d) Ganga
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) country
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) river
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) month
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Rohan (c) train (d) ball
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Godavari (c) city (d) Eid
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Mumbai (c) book (d) January
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Manav (b) train (c) city (d) ball
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) city
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) Arjun
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) girl (c) boy (d) festival
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) river

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