Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 447 · 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) Mumbai (b) book (c) Kolkata (d) Eid
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) month
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Kolkata (c) ball (d) festival
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) month (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Chennai (c) Delhi (d) ball
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) kite (c) Godavari (d) Eid
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Kolkata (c) teacher (d) Ganga
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) country
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Chennai (c) Onam (d) Kolkata
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) ball (c) girl (d) train
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ishaan (b) pencil (c) elephant (d) book
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) month (c) pencil (d) Isha
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) elephant (c) pencil (d) October
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Kenya (c) Jaipur (d) Chennai
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) city
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) country
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) elephant (c) pencil (d) Nepal
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) ball (c) kite (d) Chennai
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Eid (c) Ganga (d) Kolkata
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) city
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Lucknow (c) month (d) elephant
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) March (c) Friday (d) school
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) day
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Pune (c) month (d) elephant
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) city
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) river (c) month (d) city
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) country
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) girl (c) garden (d) March
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) month
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Ananya (c) city (d) elephant
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) city
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) festival
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Sunday (c) teacher (d) garden
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Lucknow (c) festival (d) June
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) country
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) city
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) month
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) day
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Mumbai (c) Kolkata (d) pencil
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Dev (c) garden (d) city

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