Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 694 · 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) Delhi (b) month (c) Eid (d) Friday
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Lucknow (c) Friday (d) kite
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) river (d) city
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Meera (b) train (c) ball (d) book
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Kenya (c) Jaipur (d) city
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) teacher (c) mango (d) book
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Diwali (c) ball (d) March
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) month
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) boy (c) Monday (d) mango
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Eid (c) Jaipur (d) Diwali
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Narmada (c) Kaveri (d) pencil
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) month
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) girl (c) garden (d) October
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) month (c) Rohan (d) teacher
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Mumbai (c) pencil (d) city
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) city
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Sunday (c) Lucknow (d) school
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) country
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Delhi (c) Eid (d) teacher
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) month (c) Neel (d) teacher
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) month (d) city
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) month (d) day
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) garden (c) Sunday (d) month
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Eid (c) garden (d) June
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) boy (c) Monday (d) Yamuna
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Eid (c) Chennai (d) elephant
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Ganga (c) teacher (d) festival
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Vivaan (c) teacher (d) pencil
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) river
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) school (c) pencil (d) March
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) day
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) river (c) Delhi (d) Lucknow
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) day
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) book (c) Chennai (d) ball
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) Narmada
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) garden (c) boy (d) Yash
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aarav (b) book (c) teacher (d) festival
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) country (d) city
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Pongal (c) Kolkata (d) train
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) mango (c) Delhi (d) garden

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