Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 61 · 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) girl (b) June (c) Diwali (d) Delhi
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Friday (c) Pongal (d) pencil
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) month (c) teacher (d) Kaveri
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) river
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) garden (c) kite (d) Lucknow
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) India (c) boy (d) Kaveri
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) school (c) mango (d) Monday
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) pencil (c) Ganga (d) ball
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) city (c) Holi (d) festival
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) day
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Sunday (c) garden (d) train
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Onam (c) Lucknow (d) Narmada
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) festival
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) river
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Delhi (c) Pune (d) river
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) month
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) boy (c) teacher (d) Onam
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) river
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) girl (c) Diwali (d) festival
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Pune (c) Godavari (d) city
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) month (c) boy (d) October
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) city
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Japan (c) train (d) festival
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) book (c) Pune (d) Kenya
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) teacher (c) Kolkata (d) Eid
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Pongal (c) elephant (d) June
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rohan (b) city (c) kite (d) girl
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) river
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) month (d) river
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Holi (c) Diwali (d) mango
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) festival
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) June (c) boy (d) garden
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pooja (b) girl (c) garden (d) month
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) month (c) train (d) mango
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) country
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) festival (c) city (d) Ira
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) city
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Yamuna (c) Delhi (d) ball
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) country
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) river

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