Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 412 · 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) Nepal (b) river (c) Mumbai (d) Diwali
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) January (c) city (d) mango
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) city
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) mango (c) train (d) school
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) city
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) kite (c) pencil (d) Pongal
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) teacher (c) kite (d) Diya
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) boy (c) ball (d) school
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Kabir (c) month (d) girl
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) river
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) girl (c) Kolkata (d) mango
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) book (c) Mumbai (d) festival
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) festival
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) book (c) school (d) garden
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Eid (c) Kolkata (d) Godavari
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) month
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) city
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Delhi (c) festival (d) Ganga
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) train (c) ball (d) March
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) river (d) city
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Japan (c) book (d) teacher
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) city
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) boy (c) month (d) Chennai
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) ball (c) mango (d) train
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Sunday (c) train (d) kite
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aditya (b) festival (c) ball (d) river
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) river
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) month
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) book (c) city (d) river
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Ganga (c) Eid (d) elephant
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) city (c) Holi (d) school
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) river
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Mumbai (c) boy (d) Kaveri
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) festival (c) city (d) month
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) river
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Japan (c) India (d) Delhi
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Eid (c) garden (d) Chennai
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) kite (c) June (d) book
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) month (c) January (d) Lucknow
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) mango (c) train (d) Dev

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