Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 335 · 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) Yamuna (b) Delhi (c) month (d) Lucknow
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) elephant (c) Monday (d) October
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) month (c) kite (d) Aisha
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) train (c) March (d) June
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) river (c) month (d) Myra
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) school (c) garden (d) March
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) India (c) Jaipur (d) Eid
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) river
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) day
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Mumbai (c) Yamuna (d) Pune
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) country
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) school (c) Ananya (d) garden
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) day
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Diwali (c) city (d) Jaipur
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) river
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) ball (c) Lucknow (d) Friday
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) book (c) school (d) Godavari
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Eid (c) India (d) festival
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) garden (c) Kolkata (d) festival
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Neel (b) festival (c) ball (d) kite
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) month
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) school (c) Jaipur (d) Eid
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) festival (c) boy (d) Sunday
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Nepal (c) Delhi (d) teacher
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) school (c) river (d) ball
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) festival (c) ball (d) Mumbai
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Pongal (c) girl (d) kite
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) festival
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) day
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) city
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Vivaan (c) river (d) teacher
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Dev (c) boy (d) girl
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) festival
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) pencil (c) teacher (d) river
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) book (c) India (d) Lucknow
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) pencil (c) teacher (d) Ishaan
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Eid (c) Narmada (d) pencil
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Meera (c) teacher (d) pencil
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) pencil (c) festival (d) garden

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