Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 287 · 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) India (b) June (c) Kolkata (d) festival
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) month
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) pencil (c) city (d) month
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) city
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) river
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) city
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Japan (c) Diwali (d) month
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Chennai (c) boy (d) India
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Delhi (c) India (d) school
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) country
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) festival
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) book (c) girl (d) Kaveri
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) kite (c) girl (d) Delhi
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Vivaan (b) boy (c) kite (d) garden
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) India (c) train (d) ball
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) festival (c) month (d) kite
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Nepal (c) Holi (d) ball
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) school (c) garden (d) Mumbai
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Manav (c) elephant (d) month
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) October (c) Kenya (d) girl
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) month (c) Friday (d) mango
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) boy (c) school (d) Holi
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) month
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) pencil (c) Ishaan (d) elephant
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) mango (c) Holi (d) Chennai
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) festival
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) month
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Diwali (c) girl (d) mango
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) river
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Kolkata (c) city (d) Kaveri
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) festival
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) city
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Friday (c) Pongal (d) garden
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) garden (c) Omkar (d) kite
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) city
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Holi (c) river (d) Pongal
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) girl (c) Nisha (d) mango
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) day
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Ganga (c) Lucknow (d) October
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) month

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