Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 282 · 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) kite (b) Pongal (c) Sunday (d) Kenya
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) garden (c) Godavari (d) Pongal
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) teacher (c) Ganga (d) river
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Nepal (c) Kolkata (d) girl
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) festival
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) mango (c) Riya (d) girl
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) January (c) Lucknow (d) month
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) teacher (c) school (d) pencil
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ishaan (b) city (c) boy (d) book
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) day
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) festival (c) Kavya (d) girl
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Ganga (c) Narmada (d) elephant
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Japan (c) Kaveri (d) Kolkata
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) month
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) festival
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) festival
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) river
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) month (c) mango (d) boy
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) day
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) boy (c) Friday (d) Nepal
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) city (c) Diwali (d) Ganga
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) city
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) girl (c) India (d) elephant
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) elephant (c) Karan (d) ball
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) day
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) city
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Eid (c) book (d) Kaveri
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) ball (c) city (d) train
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) October (c) train (d) March
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Vivaan (c) garden (d) ball
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) month (d) festival
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) city
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) ball (c) June (d) Nepal
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) teacher (c) month (d) Jaipur
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) boy (c) month (d) festival
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Saanvi (c) city (d) school
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) month (c) city (d) Pooja
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) ball (c) Delhi (d) teacher
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) girl (c) elephant (d) Pune
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) October (c) mango (d) Godavari

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