Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 381 · 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) March (b) month (c) city (d) elephant
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Godavari (c) Kolkata (d) Kenya
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) school (c) October (d) Delhi
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) boy (c) mango (d) Godavari
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Delhi (c) March (d) Onam
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Sunday (c) March (d) boy
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) city
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Chennai (c) Godavari (d) India
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) river
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) city
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) garden (c) June (d) March
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) garden (c) Kunal (d) ball
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) day (d) river
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Friday (c) elephant (d) Chennai
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) river
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Jaipur (c) Onam (d) Diwali
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) country (d) city
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) month (c) India (d) Onam
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) month
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) river
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) river
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) month
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) city
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) mango (c) Chennai (d) June
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) river (c) Ira (d) month
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) school (c) Riya (d) month
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) India (c) Kolkata (d) pencil
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) Mumbai
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Nepal (c) Pongal (d) river
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) day
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Chennai (c) garden (d) month
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) river (c) mango (d) Japan
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) day
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Godavari (c) book (d) Chennai
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Kenya (c) boy (d) mango
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) school (c) river (d) Friday
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) river
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Pongal (c) Jaipur (d) ball
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) country
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) river (c) October (d) city

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