Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 451 · 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) Godavari (c) city (d) Jaipur
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kaveri (b) city (c) elephant (d) ball
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Delhi (c) kite (d) elephant
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) kite (c) March (d) mango
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Kolkata (c) school (d) India
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aarav (b) festival (c) month (d) book
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) January (c) Eid (d) teacher
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) month
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Pune (c) river (d) city
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) India (c) month (d) boy
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) India (c) river (d) Diwali
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Japan (c) Lucknow (d) Godavari
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) festival
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) river
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) mango (c) Kabir (d) garden
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) day
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) pencil (c) city (d) Myra
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) month (d) day
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) girl (c) Kaveri (d) Pongal
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) river
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) boy (c) river (d) Pongal
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Diwali (c) Godavari (d) pencil
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) festival
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) month (d) festival
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) day
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) month (c) Narmada (d) Chennai
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) river (c) ball (d) girl
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) festival
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) festival
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Chennai (c) Kaveri (d) India
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sneha (b) girl (c) garden (d) book
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Delhi (c) Mumbai (d) October
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) kite (c) Delhi (d) Holi
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) festival
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Chennai (c) book (d) mango
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) month
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Godavari (c) garden (d) school
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) January (c) river (d) month
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) day
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Sunday (c) Monday (d) Godavari

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