Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 701 · 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) Sunday (b) Kaveri (c) elephant (d) Japan
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) country
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) garden (c) Monday (d) October
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) train (c) India (d) Jaipur
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) city
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Yamuna (c) Pune (d) festival
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Chennai (c) month (d) June
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) river (c) June (d) teacher
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) teacher (c) Monday (d) Godavari
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Saanvi (b) ball (c) boy (d) festival
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Diwali (c) Mumbai (d) Onam
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) country (d) month
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) festival
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Ganga (c) school (d) city
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) river (c) Kolkata (d) girl
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aisha (b) mango (c) teacher (d) city
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) elephant (c) book (d) Nepal
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) school (c) Pongal (d) Diwali
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diya (b) pencil (c) kite (d) garden
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) city
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) country
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Mumbai (c) elephant (d) ball
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Friday (c) Eid (d) girl
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) January (c) pencil (d) girl
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Pune (c) kite (d) school
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) festival (c) garden (d) Monday
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Sunday (c) girl (d) month
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Nepal (c) mango (d) Chennai
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) month (c) Arjun (d) teacher
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) mango (c) festival (d) Karan
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Diwali (c) river (d) city
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nisha (b) festival (c) girl (d) elephant
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) river
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Zoya (b) school (c) train (d) pencil
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) country
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Ganga (c) Kolkata (d) January
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) festival (c) city (d) pencil
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) boy (c) month (d) Japan
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Pune (c) March (d) city
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Friday (c) kite (d) Pongal

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