Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 502 · 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) river (b) Neel (c) train (d) festival
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) festival
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) month
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) school (c) March (d) Pune
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Holi (c) Godavari (d) pencil
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) city (c) Diwali (d) Ganga
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) school (c) garden (d) Diwali
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Narmada (c) month (d) Lucknow
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Pune (c) mango (d) girl
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) book (c) Tara (d) mango
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) festival
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) country
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) city
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Holi (c) girl (d) October
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Friday (c) March (d) festival
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) river (c) boy (d) school
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) girl (c) Kolkata (d) book
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) elephant (c) boy (d) river
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) river (c) Delhi (d) school
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) teacher (c) mango (d) Pongal
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) boy (c) Monday (d) Nepal
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) festival
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Diya (c) teacher (d) train
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Holi (c) river (d) festival
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Onam (c) garden (d) river
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) country
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) river (c) Nepal (d) Kolkata
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) teacher (c) elephant (d) Pooja
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) teacher (c) Jaipur (d) month
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) month
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) pencil (c) June (d) garden
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) river
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) day
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) country
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Chennai (c) pencil (d) elephant
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) ball (c) Nepal (d) garden
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) October (c) Friday (d) train
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rahul (b) month (c) city (d) garden
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) city
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) mango (c) Mumbai (d) October

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