Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 715 · 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) Eid (b) Friday (c) train (d) Lucknow
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) river
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Holi (c) ball (d) Chennai
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) book (c) kite (d) Yamuna
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Sunday (c) elephant (d) Onam
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) book (c) October (d) girl
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sunday (b) month (c) garden (d) girl
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) river
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) Kunal
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) festival
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) teacher (c) kite (d) Nepal
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) country
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) boy (c) Yash (d) festival
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) book (c) Kaveri (d) month
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) city (c) train (d) Pune
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) city
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) train (c) river (d) Kolkata
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) mango (c) river (d) Arjun
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) garden (c) Isha (d) month
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) city (c) teacher (d) Zoya
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) country
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Mumbai (c) Ganga (d) boy
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) month (c) teacher (d) Lucknow
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Pune (c) river (d) Narmada
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Chennai (c) girl (d) Jaipur
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) book (c) Ishaan (d) month
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) boy (c) Friday (d) month
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Holi (c) school (d) pencil
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) city
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) girl (c) train (d) Japan
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Narmada (c) kite (d) teacher
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) festival
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) ball (c) Ganga (d) elephant
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Ganga (c) mango (d) Lucknow
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Mumbai (c) Lucknow (d) Japan
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Aarav (c) garden (d) festival
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Yamuna (c) teacher (d) Lucknow
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) book (c) Eid (d) October
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) city

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