Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 586 · 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) Delhi (b) Narmada (c) Mumbai (d) festival
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) June (c) Eid (d) teacher
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Eid (c) Ganga (d) train
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) mango (c) India (d) elephant
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) day
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) girl (c) pencil (d) boy
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) month (c) festival (d) Chennai
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) festival
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) teacher (c) Lucknow (d) mango
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) elephant (c) Jaipur (d) girl
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) month
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) train (c) elephant (d) Kaveri
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Kolkata (c) January (d) garden
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) city (c) Zoya (d) festival
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) festival
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) elephant (c) Kaveri (d) Monday
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) garden (c) Aarav (d) school
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) river
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Jaipur (c) school (d) Delhi
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Eid (c) kite (d) Monday
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Pune (c) June (d) month
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Pongal (c) Mumbai (d) Kolkata
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Narmada (c) girl (d) Kenya
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) country
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) river
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) girl (c) festival (d) Manav
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) month
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) river (c) January (d) Ganga
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) city
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Pune (c) festival (d) girl
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) river
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) January (c) Japan (d) Yamuna
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) elephant (c) festival (d) Godavari
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) festival (c) Mumbai (d) mango
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Omkar (c) garden (d) book
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) school (c) Farhan (d) river
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) book (c) Diwali (d) boy
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pongal (b) garden (c) pencil (d) festival
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) school (c) mango (d) Vivaan
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) country

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