Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 604 · 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) Pongal (b) June (c) mango (d) Mumbai
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) school (c) garden (d) Holi
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) January (c) Ganga (d) Chennai
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) city
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) country
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) school (c) teacher (d) June
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) ball (c) elephant (d) Pooja
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) teacher (c) festival (d) Meera
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Jaipur (c) mango (d) month
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) month
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Sunday (c) June (d) garden
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Aditya (c) river (d) school
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) October (c) Monday (d) train
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Kolkata (c) teacher (d) Ganga
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) festival
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) day
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Godavari (c) kite (d) pencil
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Holi (c) Kenya (d) Lucknow
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) festival (c) pencil (d) Zoya
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Kolkata (c) school (d) Onam
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) day
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) girl (c) pencil (d) Monday
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) month (c) train (d) Nepal
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) river
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Saanvi (c) train (d) girl
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) January (c) festival (d) Yamuna
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) festival (c) kite (d) Farhan
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) elephant (c) Sunday (d) Onam
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) girl (c) Ananya (d) festival
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Sunday (c) Onam (d) month
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) month
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) kite (c) Ganga (d) garden
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Kaveri (c) Onam (d) book
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) month
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) day
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Manav (b) city (c) garden (d) month
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Ganga (c) January (d) river
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) city
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) teacher (c) ball (d) train
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) month (d) city

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