Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 353 · 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) festival (b) elephant (c) city (d) Delhi
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) festival
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) month (c) Holi (d) ball
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) book (c) month (d) Sunday
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) mango (c) India (d) Holi
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Ganga (c) elephant (d) pencil
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) festival
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) day
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) country
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) month
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) book (c) Godavari (d) Mumbai
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Arjun (b) school (c) mango (d) kite
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Ganga (c) festival (d) Pune
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) book (c) March (d) kite
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) ball (c) boy (d) Diwali
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) country
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) day
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Godavari (c) Delhi (d) October
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Meera (c) river (d) book
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Yamuna (c) Sunday (d) Friday
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Jaipur (c) elephant (d) festival
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) festival
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Kolkata (c) train (d) June
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Narmada (c) festival (d) mango
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) country
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Chennai (c) river (d) school
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) month
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) city
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Ganga (c) Kenya (d) Narmada
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) month
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Diwali (c) Lucknow (d) India
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Sneha (c) elephant (d) garden
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) city
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) pencil (c) month (d) Ira
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) month
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) city (c) girl (d) kite
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) river
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) book (c) river (d) Kaveri
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Narmada (c) Yamuna (d) boy
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) January (c) city (d) girl

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