Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 396 · 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) Vivaan (c) month (d) pencil
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Rohan (c) kite (d) girl
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Godavari (c) Eid (d) city
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) girl (c) Kenya (d) city
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) month
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Chennai (c) Yamuna (d) Narmada
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) festival
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) pencil (c) book (d) elephant
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Eid (c) teacher (d) Sunday
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Godavari (c) Chennai (d) Nepal
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) country
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kabir (b) train (c) river (d) city
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) March (c) school (d) river
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Onam (c) Kolkata (d) garden
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) girl (c) Kolkata (d) Pongal
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) country
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) garden (c) school (d) Ananya
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) city
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) day
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) river
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Eid (c) mango (d) book
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) school (c) month (d) girl
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Nepal (c) Kaveri (d) Japan
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) festival (c) Zoya (d) garden
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) month
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) festival
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) festival
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) country
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Sunday (c) elephant (d) Pune
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) mango (c) elephant (d) Ganga
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Delhi (c) Holi (d) Lucknow
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) girl (c) boy (d) garden
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) festival
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) city (c) Pune (d) river
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) country
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) ball (c) train (d) Aisha
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) boy (c) Lucknow (d) October
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) month
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) festival (c) Mumbai (d) city
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) city

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