Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 236 · 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 common noun? (a) March (b) teacher (c) Friday (d) India
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Pongal (c) book (d) Kolkata
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) elephant (c) Delhi (d) Pongal
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) garden (c) Delhi (d) Lucknow
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Pongal (c) boy (d) June
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) city (c) Ganga (d) boy
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) January (b) month (c) festival (d) girl
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Mumbai (c) boy (d) river
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) month
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Chennai (c) ball (d) Yamuna
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) kite (c) Aisha (d) train
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) train (c) Mumbai (d) Pune
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) girl (c) October (d) festival
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) mango (c) river (d) Friday
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) river
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) elephant (c) pencil (d) Eid
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) day
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) month (d) festival
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) festival (c) January (d) Pune
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) month (c) Eid (d) Kolkata
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) month (c) Farhan (d) festival
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) city
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) girl (c) Kaveri (d) Pongal
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Kabir (c) festival (d) teacher
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) river (c) Godavari (d) garden
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) school (c) Japan (d) boy
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) school (c) ball (d) Kunal
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Chennai (c) kite (d) June
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Kaveri (c) river (d) book
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Kolkata (c) June (d) pencil
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) city
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Yamuna (c) Kaveri (d) Eid
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Pune (c) kite (d) festival
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) mango (c) Holi (d) boy
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) country
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) festival
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) month
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) river
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Karan (b) festival (c) pencil (d) elephant
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) city (c) Ananya (d) month

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