Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 432 · 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) elephant (c) October (d) India
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) festival
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) school (c) March (d) kite
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Lucknow (c) boy (d) Eid
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) January (c) Delhi (d) city
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) pencil (c) Tara (d) elephant
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) day
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) school (c) Jaipur (d) pencil
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) girl (c) garden (d) October
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) girl (c) Eid (d) garden
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) country
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) train (c) Ganga (d) river
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) river (c) Nepal (d) pencil
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Delhi (c) Kenya (d) festival
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) India (c) river (d) March
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kaveri (b) city (c) school (d) garden
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Kolkata (c) Holi (d) month
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) girl (c) festival (d) Sunday
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Japan (c) girl (d) Kaveri
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) festival
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Meera (c) city (d) teacher
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) kite (c) Holi (d) Japan
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) book (c) Diwali (d) Monday
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) river
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Kolkata (c) elephant (d) girl
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) girl (c) city (d) school
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) school (c) book (d) Chennai
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) month (c) girl (d) Delhi
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) day
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) country
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) festival
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Delhi (c) school (d) Monday
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) river
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aarav (b) ball (c) book (d) festival
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) river (c) Saanvi (d) kite
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kabir (b) mango (c) boy (d) train
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) day
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) city
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) river (c) festival (d) month

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