Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 578 · 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) pencil (b) Friday (c) Chennai (d) Godavari
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Vivaan (c) ball (d) festival
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) day
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) kite (c) Chennai (d) Yamuna
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Onam (c) October (d) Sunday
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) month (c) Aditya (d) garden
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Omkar (c) train (d) city
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) month (d) festival
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) day
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) month (c) teacher (d) Rahul
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) month
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) festival
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) elephant (c) mango (d) garden
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) festival
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) river (c) Sunday (d) Holi
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) festival (c) boy (d) Chennai
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) ball (c) month (d) Pongal
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Diwali (c) festival (d) Lucknow
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) festival
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) ball (c) river (d) Delhi
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) ball (c) river (d) January
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) month
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Delhi (c) Ganga (d) Pune
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) October (c) book (d) Godavari
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) pencil (c) Kolkata (d) garden
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) river (d) country
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Riya (b) train (c) garden (d) ball
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) river (c) boy (d) girl
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Onam (c) girl (d) Narmada
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) mango (c) Delhi (d) Chennai
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) ball (c) book (d) Onam
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Monday (c) book (d) boy
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) month
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) mango (c) Arjun (d) elephant
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) girl (c) ball (d) kite
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) month (c) pencil (d) Pune
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) month
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) kite (c) Kaveri (d) boy
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Pongal (c) city (d) January
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) train (c) school (d) Yamuna

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