Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 475 · 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) Yamuna (b) city (c) October (d) Onam
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) city
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) country
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Delhi (c) Godavari (d) river
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) kite (c) Pongal (d) Jaipur
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) elephant (c) month (d) March
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) girl (c) Friday (d) Jaipur
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Eid (c) Mumbai (d) Yamuna
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) festival (c) girl (d) Godavari
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Godavari (c) mango (d) Chennai
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) country
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) girl (c) river (d) teacher
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Kaveri (c) elephant (d) girl
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Arjun (c) teacher (d) kite
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) month (d) city
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) festival
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) river (c) city (d) Yamuna
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) river (c) ball (d) India
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) elephant (c) Eid (d) girl
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Karan (c) festival (d) elephant
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Jaipur (c) boy (d) Godavari
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) river
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Omkar (b) city (c) elephant (d) festival
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) day
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) train (c) elephant (d) Aisha
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) river
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Japan (c) January (d) month
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) city
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Friday (c) Mumbai (d) March
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) girl (c) Sunday (d) mango
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) mango (c) train (d) Ganga
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) train (c) Neel (d) boy
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) city (c) Nepal (d) garden
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) June (c) Yamuna (d) train
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) mango (c) Nisha (d) month
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) day
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) mango (c) Onam (d) boy
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) festival
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) school (c) Pongal (d) city
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) river

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