Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 268 · 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.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) river
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Delhi (c) Narmada (d) Pongal
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Onam (c) month (d) Holi
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Friday (c) January (d) school
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) pencil (c) Eid (d) festival
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Sneha (c) mango (d) river
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Friday (c) train (d) book
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) girl (c) festival (d) October
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) boy (c) March (d) girl
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Delhi (c) festival (d) river
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) country
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) garden (c) boy (d) kite
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) city
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) festival (c) Mumbai (d) river
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) city (c) mango (d) January
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) pencil (c) month (d) Yash
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) January (c) Sunday (d) city
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Kabir (c) month (d) train
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) October (c) festival (d) Jaipur
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) ball (c) month (d) Aditya
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) river
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) month
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) mango (c) train (d) month
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Chennai (c) Onam (d) river
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) garden (c) Pongal (d) January
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) boy (c) Onam (d) festival
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) kite (c) Omkar (d) month
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) river (d) festival
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) country
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) month
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Vivaan (c) festival (d) book
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) day
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Kolkata (c) boy (d) month
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) day
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Yamuna (c) boy (d) October
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) river
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) book (c) Kavya (d) city
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) book (c) March (d) Narmada
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) festival
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) river (c) kite (d) Narmada

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