Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 428 · 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) Holi (b) Chennai (c) girl (d) October
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) country (d) river
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Pune (c) Ganga (d) Kolkata
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) elephant (c) Rohan (d) festival
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Lucknow (c) Chennai (d) Holi
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) festival (c) garden (d) Narmada
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) city (c) school (d) Arjun
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) day
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) book (c) Japan (d) river
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Monday (c) Pune (d) Chennai
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) festival
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Omkar (b) school (c) elephant (d) garden
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) city
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Lucknow (c) ball (d) Ganga
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) book (c) ball (d) Godavari
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) kite (c) Kolkata (d) ball
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Monday (c) Chennai (d) Eid
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Sunday (c) train (d) girl
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) river (c) festival (d) train
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) October (c) garden (d) city
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Eid (c) mango (d) pencil
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Yamuna (c) Delhi (d) city
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) mango (c) Pongal (d) Kenya
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) kite (c) festival (d) Farhan
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Mumbai (c) river (d) city
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) festival
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Lucknow (c) kite (d) ball
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) day
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) country
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pongal (b) garden (c) ball (d) teacher
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Eid (c) boy (d) Kaveri
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) boy (c) Meera (d) festival
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Nepal (c) Chennai (d) book
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Isha (b) month (c) pencil (d) book
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) ball (c) Priya (d) girl
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) festival
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kaveri (b) school (c) book (d) garden
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) city (c) elephant (d) book
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) month (d) festival
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) city

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