Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 450 · 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 proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) city (c) teacher (d) Diya
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Omkar (c) book (d) elephant
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) country
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Diwali (c) Ganga (d) month
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) city
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) river
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) festival
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pongal (b) month (c) book (d) girl
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) city
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) day
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) school (c) river (d) October
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) teacher (c) city (d) ball
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) June (b) book (c) pencil (d) river
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) river
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) boy (c) Pune (d) elephant
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) festival
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Jaipur (c) boy (d) Eid
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) month (c) kite (d) Myra
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Mumbai (c) Jaipur (d) city
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Mumbai (c) Chennai (d) Diwali
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Farhan (c) boy (d) train
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Japan (c) festival (d) month
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sunday (b) book (c) school (d) teacher
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) city
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Narmada (c) teacher (d) Eid
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Eid (c) Onam (d) Pune
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) country
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) month (c) river (d) Mumbai
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) school (c) Monday (d) city
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) girl (c) garden (d) Delhi
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) month (c) Kabir (d) garden
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) city
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Yamuna (c) girl (d) June
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) teacher (c) school (d) Rahul
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) river (c) Dev (d) elephant
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Lucknow (c) Nepal (d) river
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Kenya (c) festival (d) girl
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Ganga (c) train (d) book
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) girl (c) mango (d) India
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Meera (c) book (d) garden

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