Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 263 · 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) Sunday (c) girl (d) India
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) city
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) India (c) boy (d) Jaipur
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) June (c) garden (d) Japan
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) girl (c) kite (d) pencil
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) ball (c) Eid (d) Jaipur
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) India (c) mango (d) elephant
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) teacher (c) elephant (d) girl
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) Jaipur
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) day
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) city
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) country
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) river (c) garden (d) Neel
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) city
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Eid (c) river (d) pencil
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) ball (c) pencil (d) garden
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) country
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) pencil (c) January (d) Pune
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) festival (c) boy (d) garden
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) garden (c) elephant (d) pencil
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) garden (c) Kabir (d) train
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) city
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) boy (c) Mumbai (d) teacher
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) boy (c) teacher (d) Priya
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) city
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) country
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) day
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) country
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Ganga (c) school (d) Kenya
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Kolkata (c) teacher (d) Diwali
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) month
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) country
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) boy (c) teacher (d) June
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Chennai (c) festival (d) March
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) country (d) river
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) book (c) Pongal (d) Narmada
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) festival (c) kite (d) Friday
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) day
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) kite (c) January (d) month
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) day

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