Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 309 · 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) Diwali (b) train (c) school (d) pencil
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Nepal (c) Kaveri (d) boy
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) month (c) girl (d) pencil
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Lucknow (c) India (d) ball
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) country
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) ball (c) book (d) Kolkata
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) ball (c) city (d) Omkar
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) festival
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Friday (c) Chennai (d) Diwali
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) river (c) Isha (d) mango
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) festival
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) day
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) month (c) kite (d) river
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Pooja (c) festival (d) mango
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Friday (c) Mumbai (d) elephant
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Kenya (c) city (d) month
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) river (c) boy (d) Ananya
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Lucknow (c) Pune (d) train
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Holi (c) Narmada (d) kite
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) city
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) river
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) city
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) train (c) June (d) boy
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) festival
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Monday (c) Mumbai (d) Friday
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) country
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Ganga (c) river (d) March
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) boy (c) Japan (d) train
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) January (c) March (d) school
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) ball (c) city (d) elephant
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Ganga (c) Nepal (d) teacher
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) pencil (c) mango (d) Zoya
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) pencil (c) Lucknow (d) train
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) pencil (c) girl (d) Aarav
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) day
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) ball (c) boy (d) Meera
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) country
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) month (c) Yamuna (d) Narmada
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) day
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Onam (c) Kolkata (d) India

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