Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 449 · 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) Pongal (b) Narmada (c) Mumbai (d) month
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Pune (c) Delhi (d) mango
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) country
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) river
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) India (c) month (d) river
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Kolkata (c) Sunday (d) ball
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) train (c) Diwali (d) Holi
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) month (c) school (d) festival
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) country (d) river
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) October (c) March (d) pencil
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) day
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Onam (c) ball (d) kite
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) pencil (c) Ananya (d) ball
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) day
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Diwali (c) India (d) girl
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) month
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Isha (b) ball (c) mango (d) elephant
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Eid (c) pencil (d) elephant
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Kaveri (c) mango (d) boy
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) festival
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) river (c) January (d) festival
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Chennai (c) June (d) teacher
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) month
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) river
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) March (c) month (d) train
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Ganga (c) Godavari (d) kite
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) month
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Mumbai (c) book (d) Kenya
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) book (c) ball (d) pencil
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Friday (c) month (d) pencil
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) month
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) festival
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) garden (c) ball (d) Holi
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) city
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) kite (c) month (d) Rohan
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Yamuna (c) river (d) month
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) month (c) festival (d) Farhan
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) day
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Godavari (c) elephant (d) Diwali
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Pune (c) Mumbai (d) Kaveri

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