Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

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

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