Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 420 · 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) pencil (b) festival (c) Godavari (d) boy
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) train (c) boy (d) Diwali
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Nepal (c) June (d) river
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) train (c) Nepal (d) Godavari
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nisha (b) month (c) river (d) festival
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) festival
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) mango (c) Mumbai (d) elephant
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Friday (c) Godavari (d) Ganga
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) day
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Friday (c) Godavari (d) Eid
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Kavya (c) boy (d) school
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) month
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) river (d) month
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Pune (c) Friday (d) Nepal
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) garden (c) Pune (d) October
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Japan (c) India (d) ball
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) festival
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Eid (c) elephant (d) Kaveri
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) month
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Ganga (c) river (d) garden
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Kolkata (c) January (d) Eid
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) festival
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Pune (c) girl (d) Delhi
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Diya (c) garden (d) festival
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) month
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) month
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) March (c) pencil (d) Ganga
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Pune (c) city (d) Friday
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) girl (c) Zoya (d) month
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Narmada (c) city (d) book
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) teacher (c) boy (d) January
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Onam (c) garden (d) ball
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) March (c) elephant (d) month
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) month
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Monday (c) mango (d) river
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) river
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) book (c) pencil (d) month
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Friday (c) month (d) river
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Kaveri (c) mango (d) elephant
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) river

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