Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 294 · 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 proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) school (c) mango (d) boy
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Vivaan (b) river (c) train (d) city
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) festival (c) ball (d) river
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) train (c) boy (d) kite
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) kite (c) Ganga (d) March
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) festival
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Sunday (c) Lucknow (d) girl
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) school (c) Narmada (d) Godavari
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Kenya (c) Nepal (d) train
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) river
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Kaveri (c) Mumbai (d) boy
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) March (c) ball (d) Narmada
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) month (c) school (d) book
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Mumbai (c) teacher (d) Pongal
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) river
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Delhi (c) boy (d) train
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) day
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) mango (c) Manav (d) teacher
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) mango (c) school (d) January
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) festival
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) girl (c) Jaipur (d) teacher
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) festival
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) day
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Mumbai (c) girl (d) city
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) country
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) river (c) Omkar (d) city
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) kite (c) festival (d) train
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) month
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) day
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) festival (c) Lucknow (d) October
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) school (c) Onam (d) city
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) river
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) March (c) river (d) Lucknow
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) month (c) Narmada (d) Lucknow
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) festival
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) kite (c) mango (d) Sunday
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) country
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) school (c) city (d) Monday
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) river (c) festival (d) Pongal
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Diwali (c) elephant (d) Monday

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