Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 553 · 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) festival (b) Nepal (c) pencil (d) month
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) school (c) Narmada (d) Sunday
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Friday (c) Eid (d) city
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Friday (c) festival (d) Lucknow
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) river (c) Sunday (d) Kolkata
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) festival
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) country
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) teacher (c) ball (d) Holi
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Narmada (c) Delhi (d) pencil
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) day
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Kaveri (c) January (d) Ganga
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) river
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Mumbai (c) January (d) book
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) mango (c) city (d) Monday
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) book (c) pencil (d) Delhi
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) city
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) river (c) city (d) Yamuna
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) ball (c) Delhi (d) Lucknow
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Ganga (c) train (d) Nepal
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) city
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) day
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Chennai (c) month (d) Holi
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Yash (c) train (d) boy
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) boy (c) Diya (d) ball
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Lucknow (c) book (d) festival
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) day
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Vivaan (c) river (d) ball
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Pongal (c) book (d) train
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) day
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) country (d) city
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) teacher (c) school (d) girl
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) river
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) boy (c) Onam (d) Chennai
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) city
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) January (c) India (d) Jaipur
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Jaipur (c) Eid (d) Mumbai
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) city
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) teacher (c) train (d) kite
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) country (d) month
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) city

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