Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

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

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