Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 299 · 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) Narmada (b) kite (c) Mumbai (d) Chennai
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) country (d) river
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Kenya (c) Lucknow (d) city
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Monday (c) Godavari (d) Jaipur
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Farhan (c) girl (d) book
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) city
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) school (c) January (d) mango
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) mango (c) pencil (d) Kenya
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Friday (c) Pune (d) festival
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) mango (c) school (d) train
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) day
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Diwali (c) Pune (d) train
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) festival
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) school (c) boy (d) Delhi
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) girl (c) garden (d) October
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) garden (c) Pune (d) boy
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) day
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) city (c) kite (d) Karan
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) month (d) river
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) day
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) elephant (c) Monday (d) book
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Pune (c) Lucknow (d) girl
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) train (c) teacher (d) girl
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) month (d) river
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) city (c) Yamuna (d) teacher
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Delhi (c) river (d) Ganga
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) river
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) month
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) festival (c) teacher (d) ball
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) school (c) ball (d) Ira
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Narmada (c) Godavari (d) book
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) June (c) elephant (d) Kolkata
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) river
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) day
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) boy (c) Chennai (d) Onam
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) mango (c) girl (d) Sunday
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Chennai (c) Eid (d) ball
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) festival
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) March (c) Pune (d) garden
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) festival (c) Priya (d) city

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