Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 441 · 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.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) city
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) ball (c) pencil (d) Diwali
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) Kenya
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Nisha (c) month (d) train
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) city (c) Godavari (d) March
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Eid (c) Diwali (d) train
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Narmada (c) festival (d) Pune
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) festival
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Mumbai (c) elephant (d) teacher
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) festival
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) festival (c) Pune (d) river
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Mumbai (c) Ganga (d) girl
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) festival (c) garden (d) Kolkata
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Ananya (c) festival (d) boy
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) book (c) ball (d) Lucknow
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) day
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) October (c) Sunday (d) June
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Godavari (c) pencil (d) October
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) festival
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) country
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Kolkata (c) Diwali (d) India
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) teacher (c) Manav (d) city
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) month
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) elephant (c) garden (d) Chennai
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yash (b) girl (c) city (d) ball
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Delhi (c) girl (d) festival
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) month
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) book (c) boy (d) Godavari
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) river
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) boy (c) Aarav (d) festival
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) city
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) river (c) Sunday (d) girl
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) October (c) city (d) garden
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Mumbai (c) month (d) Ganga
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) day
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) river (c) Rohan (d) school
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) festival
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Kenya (c) Holi (d) Jaipur
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) mango (c) Kaveri (d) river
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) March (c) school (d) girl

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