Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 308 · 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 proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) teacher (c) garden (d) Delhi
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) India (c) Delhi (d) train
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) month
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) teacher (c) Pune (d) Pongal
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) book (c) Arjun (d) festival
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) girl (c) kite (d) Holi
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) kite (c) Holi (d) Kolkata
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) month
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aditya (b) book (c) teacher (d) month
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) festival
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) ball (c) festival (d) city
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) city
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) October (c) Onam (d) elephant
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Kenya (c) Sunday (d) Holi
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) festival
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Narmada (c) ball (d) Yamuna
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) festival
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) school (c) Kolkata (d) book
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) city
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Jaipur (c) Kenya (d) river
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) boy (c) Narmada (d) June
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) girl (c) India (d) month
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) girl (c) Yamuna (d) pencil
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) river
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Chennai (c) garden (d) ball
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) country
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) girl (c) Chennai (d) Holi
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) month
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) river (c) Vivaan (d) book
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) March (c) January (d) Eid
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) month (c) book (d) city
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) country
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Onam (c) Narmada (d) India
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) festival (c) Mumbai (d) river
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) garden (c) month (d) Aarav
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) river (c) Pongal (d) boy
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) city
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) river
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) book (c) elephant (d) Ira
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) country

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