Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 498 · 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) Godavari (b) boy (c) Sunday (d) Pongal
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) country
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Chennai (c) India (d) Kenya
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Onam (c) book (d) river
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) train (c) Mumbai (d) teacher
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Godavari (c) month (d) March
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) country (d) city
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) book (c) mango (d) Isha
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) city
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) festival
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) teacher (c) mango (d) Kenya
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) book (c) girl (d) school
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) girl (c) Chennai (d) Japan
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) mango (c) girl (d) month
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) book (c) city (d) Neel
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) boy (c) Pongal (d) ball
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) river
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) pencil (c) Kolkata (d) festival
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Jaipur (c) Pongal (d) elephant
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Diwali (c) girl (d) train
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) book (c) Godavari (d) teacher
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) boy (c) garden (d) mango
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) pencil (c) Holi (d) Monday
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) festival
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) January (c) kite (d) school
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Onam (c) ball (d) Narmada
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) river
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Narmada (c) Lucknow (d) Kenya
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) country
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) day
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) river
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) festival
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) festival
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) country
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) girl (c) Arjun (d) city
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) festival (c) Farhan (d) teacher
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) city (c) Tara (d) boy
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) garden (c) India (d) teacher
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Chennai (c) city (d) Ganga
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sunday (b) city (c) school (d) river

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