Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 448 · 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) river (b) Onam (c) Monday (d) Delhi
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Eid (c) ball (d) month
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Pune (c) March (d) festival
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) country
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) teacher (c) Chennai (d) elephant
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) festival
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) month
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) day
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) river (c) Pune (d) school
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Kolkata (c) Onam (d) Lucknow
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Mumbai (c) girl (d) city
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) book (c) Godavari (d) Pongal
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) river
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) girl (c) book (d) kite
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) month
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Lucknow (c) pencil (d) Mumbai
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) festival (c) kite (d) Lucknow
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) month
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) month (c) Pune (d) March
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Friday (c) mango (d) Monday
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) month (d) river
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Pune (c) Nepal (d) school
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) river (c) Jaipur (d) elephant
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) country
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Godavari (c) Friday (d) train
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) book (c) Diya (d) train
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) school (c) elephant (d) mango
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) garden (c) girl (d) Ganga
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) festival
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Kenya (c) Friday (d) kite
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) train (c) elephant (d) June
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) month
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) October (c) Jaipur (d) garden
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) festival (c) Kenya (d) ball
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) river (c) garden (d) January
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) ball (c) garden (d) Manav
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) month
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) garden (c) Sunday (d) girl
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Saanvi (c) pencil (d) festival
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) river

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