Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 402 · 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) India (b) Japan (c) Jaipur (d) city
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) train (c) Kenya (d) ball
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) October (c) India (d) Delhi
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) river
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Nepal (c) festival (d) January
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Nepal (c) October (d) train
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) book (c) girl (d) Friday
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Pongal (c) Kaveri (d) ball
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) day
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) festival (c) Pongal (d) kite
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) river (c) Jaipur (d) Japan
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Pune (c) Lucknow (d) Ganga
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) train (c) garden (d) kite
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) river
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) month (c) Onam (d) girl
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Delhi (c) school (d) Pongal
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Delhi (c) pencil (d) ball
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) festival (c) Lucknow (d) school
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) river
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) girl (c) Dev (d) mango
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) day
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) month
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) kite (c) Nepal (d) Diwali
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) girl (c) train (d) Ganga
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) month
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) festival
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) train (c) river (d) Aarav
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) garden (c) ball (d) Priya
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) festival (c) school (d) kite
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) festival (c) garden (d) Godavari
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) festival (c) elephant (d) Meera
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) city
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) river (d) city
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Kaveri (c) Holi (d) girl
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Kaveri (c) book (d) boy
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) day
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) city
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) ball (c) Chennai (d) girl
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Holi (c) ball (d) girl
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) city (c) river (d) girl

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