Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 296 · 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) June (b) Godavari (c) mango (d) Eid
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) country
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) month
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Karan (b) ball (c) girl (d) pencil
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Holi (c) October (d) June
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) festival (c) Kenya (d) October
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Narmada (c) ball (d) Friday
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) pencil (c) ball (d) Jaipur
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Mumbai (c) school (d) girl
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) day
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) city
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) festival
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Aditya (c) garden (d) elephant
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) river
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) kite (c) mango (d) Pune
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) country
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) river (c) pencil (d) girl
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) pencil (c) elephant (d) Narmada
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) garden (c) Kaveri (d) boy
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) festival
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) June (c) elephant (d) mango
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Delhi (c) train (d) Ganga
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Friday (c) garden (d) festival
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) festival (c) mango (d) Kunal
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Onam (c) Delhi (d) Pune
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) mango (c) boy (d) Nepal
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) city (c) boy (d) India
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) day
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) city (c) kite (d) Pongal
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) country
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) garden (c) Pune (d) Yamuna
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) month
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) river
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Aisha (c) school (d) river
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) day
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Kenya (c) city (d) boy
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) city
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) festival
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) elephant (c) Priya (d) garden
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) month

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