Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 252 · 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) Kolkata (b) Pune (c) train (d) Kaveri
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) day
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Mumbai (c) January (d) festival
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) country
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) festival (c) Kavya (d) teacher
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Narmada (c) mango (d) garden
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) boy (c) Diwali (d) October
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) country
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Pongal (c) ball (d) Godavari
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) city
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) river
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Yamuna (c) book (d) March
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) day
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) country
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Delhi (c) Kenya (d) elephant
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) day
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) book (c) train (d) Kolkata
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) country
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Lucknow (c) ball (d) train
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) river (c) Omkar (d) ball
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) city (c) kite (d) Jaipur
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) kite (c) Nepal (d) Chennai
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Chennai (c) October (d) Pune
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) garden (c) Chennai (d) kite
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) city (c) book (d) garden
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) train (c) Delhi (d) river
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Jaipur (c) Narmada (d) city
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) river
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) book (c) March (d) train
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) day
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) teacher (c) India (d) river
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) India (c) Holi (d) Pongal
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) month (c) Nepal (d) January
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) river (c) Kabir (d) city
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) day
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) river (c) Aisha (d) boy
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Pune (c) Godavari (d) garden
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) June (c) Delhi (d) school
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) month

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