Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 403 · 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) Pongal (b) city (c) pencil (d) ball
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) March (c) Ganga (d) Diwali
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) festival (c) kite (d) Priya
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) festival
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) month
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) day
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) mango (c) train (d) October
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) country
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) country (d) river
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) day
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) city (c) month (d) pencil
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) teacher (c) boy (d) Karan
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Lucknow (c) boy (d) girl
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Mumbai (c) Holi (d) book
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Nepal (c) river (d) book
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) river (c) India (d) teacher
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Yash (c) girl (d) train
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) ball (c) January (d) girl
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Holi (c) month (d) school
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) festival
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) city
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Godavari (c) January (d) Diwali
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Onam (c) Eid (d) Sunday
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) kite (c) river (d) elephant
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Zoya (c) book (d) mango
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) festival
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Pune (c) river (d) teacher
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) city
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) festival
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Kabir (c) ball (d) teacher
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Godavari (c) Pune (d) June
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) river
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) city (c) kite (d) Aditya
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Manav (b) school (c) boy (d) city
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) day
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) train (c) garden (d) Riya
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Yamuna (c) book (d) festival
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) country
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Chennai (c) Narmada (d) festival
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) festival (c) ball (d) Kenya

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