Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 281 · 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) Pongal (b) Kolkata (c) Kenya (d) train
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) pencil (c) teacher (d) Eid
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) June (b) girl (c) school (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Nepal (c) Holi (d) river
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) month
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) festival
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) month
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) book (c) Eid (d) Kaveri
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) country
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Karan (b) girl (c) festival (d) river
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Mumbai (c) Ganga (d) festival
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) January (c) book (d) garden
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) festival
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Friday (c) pencil (d) October
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) India (c) January (d) girl
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) festival
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Diwali (c) Kolkata (d) mango
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Chennai (c) Pongal (d) teacher
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) country
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Zoya (b) mango (c) city (d) festival
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) train (c) girl (d) Lucknow
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Ganga (c) Eid (d) kite
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) festival (c) river (d) city
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) country
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) day
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) mango (c) Kenya (d) kite
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) city (c) school (d) Japan
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Narmada (c) book (d) elephant
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) book (c) Dev (d) girl
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ishaan (b) school (c) month (d) ball
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) month (c) Delhi (d) book
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) festival
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) city
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) festival
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Holi (c) boy (d) ball
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) day
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) garden (c) book (d) boy
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) boy (c) Diwali (d) train
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) ball (c) boy (d) March
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) city

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