Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 274 · 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) Delhi (b) Godavari (c) June (d) river
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Japan (c) girl (d) elephant
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) river
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) train (c) Japan (d) Kenya
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) month
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) ball (c) Ganga (d) teacher
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) river
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) city (c) Narmada (d) school
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) city
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) festival (c) Holi (d) boy
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) June (c) Jaipur (d) garden
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Narmada (c) Chennai (d) pencil
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Pongal (c) girl (d) Ganga
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aarav (b) book (c) pencil (d) river
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Lucknow (c) Monday (d) Mumbai
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Mumbai (c) Monday (d) Kolkata
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ananya (b) boy (c) teacher (d) pencil
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) festival
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) city (c) month (d) teacher
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) river
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) month
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) boy (c) Narmada (d) Holi
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Mumbai (c) Holi (d) teacher
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Eid (c) October (d) mango
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Zoya (c) ball (d) book
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) month (c) Ganga (d) Eid
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) elephant (c) Diwali (d) river
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) festival (c) mango (d) March
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) elephant (c) Nepal (d) Kolkata
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) city
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) city (c) kite (d) Pune
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) country
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Kaveri (c) book (d) Jaipur
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) mango (c) Pongal (d) river
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) month
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) mango (c) Ira (d) elephant
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pooja (b) city (c) garden (d) kite
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) river
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) day
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) June (b) month (c) elephant (d) girl

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