Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 253 · 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) Pongal (b) girl (c) river (d) kite
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) festival
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) school (c) Delhi (d) Eid
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) school (c) festival (d) October
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) river (c) girl (d) Holi
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) river
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) girl (c) Diya (d) month
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Nepal (c) garden (d) Ganga
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) garden (c) Karan (d) festival
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) elephant (c) Kunal (d) boy
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) country
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) river (c) Narmada (d) Nepal
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Diwali (c) mango (d) month
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) festival
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) city
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) river
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) city
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) boy (c) Eid (d) Friday
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) river
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Diwali (c) festival (d) Nepal
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) city
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) October (c) city (d) Ganga
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) October (c) Mumbai (d) book
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) city (c) Japan (d) festival
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) ball (c) pencil (d) Tara
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Holi (c) Eid (d) teacher
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) country
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) day
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) river (c) book (d) festival
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) city
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) day
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) girl (c) Godavari (d) river
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Yamuna (c) January (d) Narmada
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) river
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) school (c) Ganga (d) garden
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) festival (c) teacher (d) book
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) teacher (c) January (d) school
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Isha (c) river (d) city
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) boy (c) school (d) March
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) book (c) Arjun (d) festival

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