Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 223 · 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: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) river
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) girl (c) Kaveri (d) school
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) kite (c) book (d) Neel
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) kite (c) Chennai (d) Yamuna
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sunday (b) city (c) book (d) pencil
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) country
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) city
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) river
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) country
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) day
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) city
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Pongal (c) festival (d) Mumbai
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Narmada (c) train (d) Eid
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) city
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) river (c) month (d) elephant
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) boy (c) book (d) Aditya
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Friday (c) mango (d) March
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) river (c) ball (d) Delhi
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Monday (c) pencil (d) kite
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) October (c) month (d) January
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) elephant (c) train (d) Omkar
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) city (c) Godavari (d) school
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) festival (c) ball (d) Mumbai
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) girl (c) Delhi (d) Jaipur
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) June (b) elephant (c) boy (d) mango
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) kite (c) October (d) river
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) March (c) Pune (d) Nepal
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) day
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) girl (c) Yamuna (d) city
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) boy (c) Japan (d) school
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) river (c) festival (d) boy
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) elephant (c) girl (d) Pune
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) ball (c) Onam (d) Eid
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) country
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) train (c) ball (d) Pongal
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) month (c) river (d) Rahul
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) book (c) India (d) city
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Meera (c) book (d) festival
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Monday (c) Chennai (d) book

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