Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 306 · 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) Ganga (b) Chennai (c) India (d) boy
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) river
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) city
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Godavari (c) river (d) mango
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) country
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Monday (c) Pongal (d) school
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Japan (c) Onam (d) Pongal
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) month
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Japan (c) India (d) Nepal
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) country
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Pongal (c) Monday (d) kite
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) girl (c) Jaipur (d) book
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Japan (c) kite (d) month
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) pencil (c) Sneha (d) river
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) festival
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) city
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) month (c) elephant (d) Friday
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Vivaan (c) teacher (d) girl
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) day
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) river (c) Kenya (d) Diwali
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) month
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) mango (c) Jaipur (d) Japan
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Mumbai (c) Friday (d) Eid
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) day
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) festival (c) Narmada (d) kite
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) festival
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) kite (c) book (d) Ganga
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) day
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) India (c) girl (d) city
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) girl (c) river (d) Kaveri
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Yamuna (c) Pongal (d) Pune
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) city
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) girl (c) boy (d) Delhi
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Pongal (c) pencil (d) Diwali
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) festival (c) Yash (d) month
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) kite (c) Dev (d) river
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) mango (c) Nepal (d) girl
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) train (c) Sunday (d) Japan
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) October (c) Mumbai (d) Godavari
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) river

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