Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 214 · 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) Sneha (b) mango (c) month (d) teacher
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Diwali (c) Nepal (d) school
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) kite (c) garden (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Ganga (c) Kenya (d) mango
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) month
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) garden (c) Friday (d) Onam
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) girl (c) Onam (d) Jaipur
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) girl (c) river (d) boy
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) festival (c) garden (d) Japan
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) festival
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) country
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) girl (c) teacher (d) Ananya
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Chennai (c) river (d) March
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) school (c) train (d) Yamuna
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Rahul (c) ball (d) pencil
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) festival
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) city
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) river (c) Neel (d) ball
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) festival (c) ball (d) mango
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) June (c) Kolkata (d) kite
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) river
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) river
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) month (d) festival
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) city
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) day
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) day
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) ball (c) Pune (d) Jaipur
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) boy (c) Holi (d) festival
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Dev (b) mango (c) school (d) river
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Eid (c) Godavari (d) boy
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) month (c) book (d) Godavari
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) country
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Saanvi (c) mango (d) teacher
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Diwali (c) pencil (d) book
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Onam (c) train (d) girl
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Pongal (c) Monday (d) elephant
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) day
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Priya (b) train (c) girl (d) river
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Manav (c) pencil (d) boy
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) country

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