Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 597 · 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) river (b) Sunday (c) Jaipur (d) India
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) month
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) teacher (c) Japan (d) city
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) river
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) school (c) festival (d) October
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) mango (c) Ganga (d) book
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) city
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) boy (c) garden (d) month
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) boy (c) Lucknow (d) garden
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) city
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) festival
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Onam (c) city (d) Pune
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) country
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) city
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) mango (c) Narmada (d) teacher
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) country
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) kite (c) Chennai (d) Lucknow
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) kite (c) Saanvi (d) garden
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) river (c) ball (d) Delhi
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) elephant (c) Godavari (d) March
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Zoya (b) train (c) ball (d) city
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) teacher (c) river (d) Mumbai
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) month (c) Dev (d) ball
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Delhi (c) March (d) October
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) June (b) kite (c) boy (d) city
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) ball (c) Delhi (d) Eid
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) festival
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kaveri (b) boy (c) festival (d) elephant
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Holi (c) Godavari (d) Ganga
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) month (c) elephant (d) Jaipur
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pongal (b) school (c) train (d) river
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) month
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) river
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Sneha (c) festival (d) train
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Tara (c) festival (d) river
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) river (c) Holi (d) school
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) boy (c) Godavari (d) pencil
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) festival (c) pencil (d) Diwali
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) month (c) Chennai (d) mango
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Kolkata (c) festival (d) Yamuna

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