Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 298 · 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) Delhi (b) Japan (c) Ganga (d) kite
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Nisha (c) river (d) garden
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) garden (c) boy (d) girl
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) month
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) month
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Lucknow (c) October (d) Sunday
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) October (c) boy (d) Lucknow
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) festival
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) pencil (c) Zoya (d) book
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) mango (c) Onam (d) river
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) month
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) river
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Kenya (c) train (d) March
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) garden (c) Neel (d) month
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Monday (c) October (d) Delhi
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) day
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) teacher (c) March (d) river
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) day
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) river
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Kaveri (c) Pune (d) school
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) book (c) pencil (d) city
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) country
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) pencil (c) Nepal (d) Delhi
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) city (c) Yamuna (d) Narmada
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) teacher (c) Narmada (d) India
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) city
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) festival (c) Delhi (d) river
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Nepal (c) Narmada (d) ball
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) festival (c) Karan (d) elephant
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) month (c) city (d) Diya
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) kite (c) Eid (d) garden
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) kite (c) school (d) Narmada
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) book (c) elephant (d) Aarav
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Ishaan (c) girl (d) pencil
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) teacher (c) train (d) Ananya
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) boy (c) river (d) Diwali
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) country
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) country
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Mumbai (c) Chennai (d) Yamuna
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) book (c) Friday (d) school

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