Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 545 · 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) Pongal (b) Eid (c) Chennai (d) book
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) ball (c) Kaveri (d) Delhi
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) ball (c) mango (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) January (c) India (d) Chennai
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) day
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Delhi (c) book (d) festival
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) month (c) Aarav (d) train
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) teacher (c) river (d) Sneha
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) boy (c) Kolkata (d) India
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) mango (c) book (d) Ananya
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Kaveri (c) Jaipur (d) garden
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) ball (c) Godavari (d) train
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) January (c) Monday (d) Kaveri
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) month
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) month
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) festival
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) city
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pooja (b) garden (c) river (d) month
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) festival
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Monday (c) kite (d) elephant
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Kolkata (c) girl (d) teacher
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) day
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) month (c) Kenya (d) garden
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) day
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) January (c) festival (d) kite
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) river
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) June (c) Yamuna (d) city
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Narmada (c) pencil (d) festival
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) school (c) boy (d) pencil
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) month
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) country
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) city (c) Chennai (d) teacher
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) country
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) river
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) pencil (c) book (d) ball
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Sunday (c) Monday (d) girl
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) festival
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) day
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) teacher (c) January (d) October
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Friday (c) city (d) ball

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