Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 245 · 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) river (b) Sunday (c) festival (d) elephant
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) month
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) ball (c) October (d) Mumbai
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Eid (c) Diwali (d) kite
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) country
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) river (d) country
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) river
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) month
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) month
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) March (c) festival (d) Onam
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Eid (c) Godavari (d) train
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) country
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) book (c) month (d) Rahul
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) river
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) elephant (c) book (d) school
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) country (d) city
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Kaveri (c) Mumbai (d) Holi
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) mango (c) elephant (d) Nepal
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) March (c) mango (d) garden
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Nepal (c) Lucknow (d) girl
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Rohan (c) festival (d) mango
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Vivaan (b) school (c) festival (d) girl
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) river
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Godavari (c) boy (d) teacher
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) January (b) teacher (c) kite (d) girl
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) city
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Holi (c) Kenya (d) Pongal
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) day
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) city (c) garden (d) Isha
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) month (c) elephant (d) Pune
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Godavari (c) Delhi (d) school
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Ganga (c) elephant (d) Onam
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) train (c) Ira (d) mango
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) month (c) ball (d) boy
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Onam (c) kite (d) boy
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) train (c) Kenya (d) mango
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Aditya (c) boy (d) elephant
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) day
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) school (c) October (d) book
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Saanvi (b) city (c) ball (d) elephant

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