Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 607 · 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) Eid (b) kite (c) Yamuna (d) Ganga
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) festival (c) boy (d) Pongal
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) day
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) month
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) book (c) girl (d) Eid
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Yamuna (c) Kolkata (d) girl
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) country (d) river
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) boy (c) Pune (d) Chennai
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) elephant (c) March (d) January
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) river (d) city
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Meera (b) girl (c) month (d) teacher
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) school (c) elephant (d) Narmada
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Kaveri (c) Friday (d) Pune
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) river
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Delhi (c) India (d) river
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) city
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Sunday (c) teacher (d) festival
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) garden (c) festival (d) pencil
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Lucknow (c) Kolkata (d) Pune
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) October (c) kite (d) river
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) school (c) pencil (d) elephant
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) June (c) pencil (d) Diwali
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) month
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Vivaan (c) girl (d) boy
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Jaipur (c) teacher (d) June
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aditya (b) girl (c) mango (d) garden
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) month
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Aarav (c) mango (d) boy
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Nepal (c) October (d) city
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) day
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) train (c) Riya (d) kite
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) river
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) mango (c) Monday (d) city
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Kenya (c) month (d) Friday
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yash (b) girl (c) river (d) train
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) garden (c) Onam (d) boy
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) girl (c) Ganga (d) festival
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) day (d) festival
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) month (d) festival
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) country (d) day

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