Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 318 · 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) Mumbai (b) Ganga (c) train (d) Japan
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) river (c) Yamuna (d) Holi
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) India (c) book (d) January
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) festival
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Ananya (c) city (d) river
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) mango (c) pencil (d) Friday
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) girl (c) Kolkata (d) Yamuna
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) day
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Godavari (c) month (d) Kolkata
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) kite (c) October (d) Yamuna
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) river (d) month
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) India (c) pencil (d) Pune
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) day
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) country
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) train (c) Lucknow (d) ball
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) girl (c) teacher (d) March
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) month (c) book (d) Delhi
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) kite (c) teacher (d) book
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) March (c) Delhi (d) festival
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) school (c) Yamuna (d) mango
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) June (b) ball (c) pencil (d) school
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Kaveri (c) Pune (d) Nepal
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) month (c) Japan (d) school
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) mango (c) Pongal (d) ball
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) book (c) Kabir (d) month
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) river
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) teacher (c) book (d) pencil
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) city
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) garden (c) Chennai (d) Eid
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) train (c) Godavari (d) city
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Aisha (c) kite (d) elephant
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) city
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Arjun (b) train (c) river (d) month
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Pune (c) month (d) girl
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) elephant (c) Diwali (d) Pune
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) month
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) India (c) girl (d) mango
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) month
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) month
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) boy (c) girl (d) Saanvi

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