Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 522 · 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) school (b) book (c) train (d) Kaveri
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) ball (c) India (d) Pongal
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Aisha (c) kite (d) elephant
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Eid (c) June (d) book
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) teacher (c) school (d) Ganga
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) month
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) elephant (c) Kolkata (d) October
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Saanvi (c) school (d) month
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Yamuna (c) Kaveri (d) city
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Diwali (c) Onam (d) mango
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) river
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) festival (c) train (d) Ishaan
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Pongal (c) Kolkata (d) river
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) month
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Ananya (c) book (d) ball
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) mango (c) ball (d) boy
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Meera (b) boy (c) month (d) festival
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) festival
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) girl (c) Godavari (d) month
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) day
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) book (c) Japan (d) festival
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Manav (b) ball (c) school (d) river
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) teacher (c) Kaveri (d) Chennai
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Yamuna (c) Chennai (d) girl
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) month
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) city
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Ganga (c) pencil (d) Holi
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) country
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) festival (c) Monday (d) Pune
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) festival (c) Pooja (d) month
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) river (c) Pune (d) garden
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) river
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) boy (c) train (d) Delhi
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) city
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) pencil (c) Holi (d) festival
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) country
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) girl (c) boy (d) Kolkata
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) January (b) elephant (c) train (d) kite
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sunday (b) river (c) elephant (d) girl
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) city (c) Tara (d) month

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