Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 474 · 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) Neel (b) pencil (c) train (d) river
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) October (c) Pongal (d) Kolkata
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Delhi (c) Pongal (d) Friday
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) city (c) Kaveri (d) October
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Riya (b) boy (c) river (d) teacher
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) river
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) India (c) girl (d) Kolkata
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) river
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Narmada (c) Friday (d) Godavari
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) March (c) mango (d) boy
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Lucknow (c) ball (d) festival
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) day
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) city (c) book (d) Onam
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Sunday (c) Pune (d) teacher
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Mumbai (c) October (d) pencil
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) city
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) river
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Friday (c) March (d) train
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Kabir (c) book (d) girl
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) country
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) garden (c) Eid (d) month
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) October (c) mango (d) India
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) elephant (c) boy (d) October
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Friday (c) river (d) teacher
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) city
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Kavya (c) teacher (d) girl
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Monday (c) pencil (d) mango
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Kaveri (c) river (d) train
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) day
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) day
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) country
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Delhi (c) school (d) pencil
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) ball (c) Chennai (d) Lucknow
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) city
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) month (d) river
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) garden (c) festival (d) Diwali
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) January (c) Holi (d) Nepal
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) train (c) January (d) teacher
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) June (c) festival (d) Delhi
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) train (c) Ganga (d) festival

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