Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 41 · 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) boy (b) Pongal (c) kite (d) teacher
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) mango (c) elephant (d) school
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) October (c) Onam (d) Kolkata
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) country
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Chennai (c) month (d) Kaveri
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) festival
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) book (c) month (d) Yamuna
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) June (c) Mumbai (d) river
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) month
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Onam (c) boy (d) teacher
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) day
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Holi (c) festival (d) Pune
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) October (c) river (d) girl
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) month (c) girl (d) book
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Neel (b) festival (c) kite (d) month
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Friday (c) book (d) Lucknow
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Pongal (c) Kolkata (d) kite
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Kaveri (c) Eid (d) ball
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) June (c) city (d) elephant
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Jaipur (c) boy (d) June
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Jaipur (c) India (d) train
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) March (c) pencil (d) Yamuna
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) mango (c) Nepal (d) school
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) month
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Japan (c) March (d) elephant
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Tara (b) book (c) river (d) mango
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) river
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) kite (c) month (d) Monday
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Kolkata (c) garden (d) school
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) city (c) girl (d) Manav
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) garden (c) river (d) Sunday
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) girl (c) Kenya (d) garden
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Pooja (c) girl (d) pencil
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) month
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) March (c) girl (d) festival
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Kenya (c) school (d) June
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) month (c) river (d) mango
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) country
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) country
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) day

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