Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 698 · 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.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) city
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) March (c) festival (d) Chennai
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) river (c) Delhi (d) Jaipur
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) ball (c) school (d) Pongal
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) book (c) city (d) ball
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) girl (c) Chennai (d) festival
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) kite (c) October (d) Pune
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Jaipur (c) mango (d) India
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Ganga (c) October (d) city
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) festival
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) garden (c) Kolkata (d) Holi
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) festival (c) city (d) boy
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) train (c) girl (d) June
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) boy (c) mango (d) Holi
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) month (c) Kolkata (d) Monday
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) festival (c) Vivaan (d) teacher
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) river (c) school (d) city
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) month
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) train (c) city (d) elephant
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) festival (c) boy (d) Monday
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) month
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Onam (c) festival (d) kite
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) city
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Monday (c) Ganga (d) boy
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Karan (c) mango (d) kite
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) day
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) country (d) city
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) city
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) mango (c) India (d) river
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) book (c) Pongal (d) Nepal
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) city
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rohan (b) girl (c) ball (d) teacher
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) month
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) month
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) month
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) month
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) pencil (c) Zoya (d) city
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) book (c) city (d) Jaipur
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) ball (c) city (d) Yamuna
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) city (c) river (d) Pune

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