Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 630 · 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 proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) book (c) Mumbai (d) river
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Holi (c) garden (d) school
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) day
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Godavari (c) boy (d) kite
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) month (c) Lucknow (d) Pune
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) ball (c) kite (d) Diwali
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) pencil (c) Nepal (d) teacher
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) festival
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) elephant (c) Mumbai (d) Lucknow
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) city
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) city
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) ball (c) October (d) boy
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) kite (c) Jaipur (d) river
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) river
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Onam (c) January (d) school
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kabir (b) boy (c) month (d) garden
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) girl (c) Lucknow (d) Diwali
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) elephant (c) Delhi (d) month
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) boy (c) girl (d) Saanvi
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) girl (c) Kenya (d) boy
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) ball (c) October (d) Nepal
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) river
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) garden (c) river (d) mango
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) river (c) city (d) Yamuna
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Lucknow (c) Delhi (d) Yamuna
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) kite (c) Dev (d) mango
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) country
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) kite (c) girl (d) Kaveri
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) day
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) book (c) boy (d) Pune
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) month
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Pune (c) train (d) March
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) festival
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) festival
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) book (c) Godavari (d) Onam
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) month
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) mango (c) ball (d) Aarav
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Lucknow (c) kite (d) Sunday
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Pongal (c) Mumbai (d) teacher
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Godavari (c) Eid (d) festival

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