Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 424 · 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) teacher (b) Onam (c) Monday (d) Godavari
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Japan (c) ball (d) pencil
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) month
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) book (c) October (d) Yamuna
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) month
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) country
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) festival
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Friday (c) Kenya (d) boy
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) country
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) mango (c) Pooja (d) kite
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) day
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) mango (c) pencil (d) October
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) city
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) month (c) mango (d) city
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Onam (c) festival (d) June
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) book (c) Ananya (d) festival
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) girl (c) Godavari (d) Kolkata
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Kolkata (c) train (d) Sunday
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) month (c) Monday (d) Japan
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Onam (c) girl (d) city
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) river (d) country
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) city
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) India (c) kite (d) Pune
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) day
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Pune (c) January (d) Onam
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) India (c) kite (d) girl
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) country
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) month (c) kite (d) Sunday
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Lucknow (c) mango (d) boy
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) day
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) river (c) Kenya (d) city
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) city
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Pune (c) Mumbai (d) Lucknow
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) kite (c) Nepal (d) month
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Ganga (c) festival (d) city
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) pencil (c) city (d) Rohan
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) river
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) school (c) Pongal (d) Ganga
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Eid (c) garden (d) elephant
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) month

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