Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 491 · 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) garden (b) month (c) Priya (d) girl
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) day
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) girl (c) Japan (d) elephant
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Sunday (c) elephant (d) Godavari
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) October (c) Monday (d) Godavari
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) Yash
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) river
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) elephant (c) kite (d) India
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) festival
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) teacher (c) March (d) Friday
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Kenya (c) Sunday (d) Monday
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) Nisha
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) day
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) city
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) ball (c) kite (d) Kavya
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) kite (c) garden (d) Kolkata
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) country
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Manav (c) festival (d) elephant
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) India (c) Godavari (d) garden
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) festival
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) country
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Friday (c) boy (d) Kolkata
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Friday (c) Kenya (d) Monday
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) day
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) girl (c) Nepal (d) teacher
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) India (c) Pongal (d) Nepal
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Eid (c) girl (d) teacher
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) festival
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) river
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kaveri (b) teacher (c) garden (d) boy
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Monday (c) March (d) Onam
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Ganga (c) Kolkata (d) month
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) day
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) girl (c) Narmada (d) Pongal
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Lucknow (c) train (d) Godavari
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Narmada (c) Jaipur (d) Sunday
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) boy (c) January (d) elephant
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Kenya (c) teacher (d) river
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) month (c) Pongal (d) book
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) book (c) school (d) Kabir

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