Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 496 · 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) kite (b) Pongal (c) January (d) October
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) January (c) Sunday (d) girl
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) country
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) teacher (c) city (d) Aditya
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Monday (c) girl (d) pencil
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Monday (c) boy (d) Ganga
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) country
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) October (c) mango (d) Onam
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) school (c) Chennai (d) India
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) city (c) Holi (d) October
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) day
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) river (c) June (d) ball
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) city
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Delhi (c) elephant (d) river
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) girl (c) Kabir (d) month
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Lucknow (c) Pune (d) Monday
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) river (c) elephant (d) Diya
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) country
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Kaveri (c) pencil (d) Japan
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) month
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) city
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Lucknow (c) festival (d) month
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) month
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) book (c) Mumbai (d) train
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) month
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) January (b) mango (c) teacher (d) month
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) river
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Kolkata (c) pencil (d) city
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Ganga (c) river (d) March
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) elephant (c) Lucknow (d) Kolkata
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) country
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) day
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Japan (c) teacher (d) month
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) month (c) Omkar (d) river
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) country
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) girl (c) Onam (d) ball
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) country (d) river
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) festival
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) city
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) river

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