Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 600 · 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) March (b) school (c) Pongal (d) Friday
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) school (c) Mumbai (d) pencil
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) city
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) city
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) river
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Holi (c) elephant (d) Pongal
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) month
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) river
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Nepal (c) garden (d) Narmada
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) kite (c) festival (d) ball
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) school (c) river (d) Ganga
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) girl (c) Friday (d) Nepal
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Kaveri (c) Mumbai (d) ball
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) girl (c) train (d) Diya
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Lucknow (c) Holi (d) festival
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) pencil (c) kite (d) city
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Kabir (c) book (d) festival
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) day
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) day
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) March (c) Yamuna (d) kite
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) city
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) pencil (c) January (d) book
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) month
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Kaveri (c) Friday (d) boy
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) river (c) Holi (d) June
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Kaveri (c) elephant (d) city
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) elephant (c) girl (d) Friday
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Ganga (c) city (d) Delhi
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) girl (c) Chennai (d) month
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) month
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) city (c) Omkar (d) garden
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) teacher (c) Godavari (d) festival
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) pencil (c) Eid (d) Jaipur
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Delhi (c) Ganga (d) train
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) pencil (c) Pongal (d) elephant
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Isha (b) school (c) city (d) mango
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Ganga (c) Yamuna (d) month
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Japan (c) kite (d) festival
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) festival
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) girl (c) Kavya (d) city

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