Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 295 · 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) March (b) Eid (c) Kolkata (d) kite
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Ganga (c) month (d) Yamuna
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) month
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) city (c) Kolkata (d) Mumbai
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) month
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) river
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) country
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) city
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) garden (c) mango (d) Isha
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) school (c) mango (d) river
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) festival (c) ball (d) Nepal
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) city
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) train (c) ball (d) book
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) pencil (c) festival (d) Japan
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Pune (c) city (d) pencil
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) festival
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Mumbai (c) school (d) Onam
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) month (c) Diwali (d) book
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Tara (c) pencil (d) school
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) festival (c) Diwali (d) Japan
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Mumbai (c) girl (d) Chennai
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) teacher (c) boy (d) school
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) city (c) river (d) Kenya
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) month
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) boy (c) mango (d) Onam
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) month
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Eid (c) city (d) mango
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) girl (c) Narmada (d) kite
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Delhi (c) October (d) Godavari
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Ganga (c) elephant (d) Yamuna
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Godavari (c) Yamuna (d) Kaveri
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) river (c) Kaveri (d) city
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Onam (c) March (d) teacher
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) festival
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) ball (c) festival (d) March
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Holi (c) ball (d) Delhi
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) train (c) Godavari (d) Onam
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Delhi (c) teacher (d) school
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) month
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Chennai (c) boy (d) Lucknow

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