Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 613 · 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) Holi (b) elephant (c) Diwali (d) Friday
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) river (c) Nepal (d) Kaveri
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Lucknow (c) mango (d) Japan
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Ishaan (c) pencil (d) mango
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) festival
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) garden (c) India (d) Kenya
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) India (c) October (d) teacher
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Godavari (c) kite (d) Onam
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Delhi (c) book (d) Yamuna
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Diwali (c) Pongal (d) Kenya
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) festival
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) girl (c) river (d) Godavari
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) city
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) train (c) Delhi (d) school
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) river (c) boy (d) ball
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Pongal (c) girl (d) Kaveri
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Ira (c) garden (d) pencil
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) city
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Japan (c) train (d) Yamuna
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) school (c) elephant (d) January
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) city
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) city
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Riya (c) river (d) festival
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) city
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) teacher (c) Kabir (d) girl
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) pencil (c) festival (d) Isha
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) country (d) city
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) school (c) elephant (d) Neel
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) river
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Lucknow (c) boy (d) train
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) school (c) Chennai (d) Godavari
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) teacher (c) school (d) October
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Pune (c) elephant (d) ball
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) month
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) month (c) mango (d) school
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) river
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) January (c) festival (d) Holi
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) city
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Saanvi (c) city (d) festival

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