Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 218 · 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: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) country
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) March (c) ball (d) Narmada
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) month
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Manav (b) girl (c) teacher (d) pencil
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) festival
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) city
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) girl (c) kite (d) Lucknow
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) mango (c) Monday (d) pencil
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) ball (c) city (d) Pongal
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) garden (c) city (d) Aisha
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Delhi (c) elephant (d) Pongal
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) river
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Japan (c) month (d) Onam
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) river
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) river (c) Dev (d) city
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) March (c) Eid (d) river
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) festival
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Pongal (c) boy (d) Narmada
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Narmada (c) teacher (d) Japan
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) month
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) month
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) Karan
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Zoya (b) teacher (c) train (d) school
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) day (d) month
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) festival
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aditya (b) girl (c) festival (d) book
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) mango (c) garden (d) festival
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) ball (c) garden (d) Friday
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Monday (c) book (d) Kaveri
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) elephant (c) Ganga (d) festival
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) ball (c) Diya (d) boy
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) book (c) month (d) Kunal
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) train (c) ball (d) January
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) kite (c) Vivaan (d) river
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yash (b) book (c) girl (d) school
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) festival (c) Eid (d) Ganga
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Kenya (c) ball (d) city
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) kite (c) pencil (d) book
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) elephant (c) festival (d) June
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) garden (c) Rahul (d) school

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