Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 721 · 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) March (b) Jaipur (c) January (d) school
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Diwali (c) Lucknow (d) city
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) girl (c) ball (d) March
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) day
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Narmada (c) river (d) garden
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) river
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) river
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) month
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) pencil (c) festival (d) Nepal
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) girl (c) city (d) Ganga
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) October (c) Pune (d) month
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) festival
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) girl (c) boy (d) Neel
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) river
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) city
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) river (d) city
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) ball (c) mango (d) India
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) day
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) river
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) day
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Jaipur (c) Chennai (d) garden
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) country (d) city
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) book (c) Kenya (d) kite
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) India (c) Diwali (d) river
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) river
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Japan (c) Godavari (d) Pongal
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Pongal (c) Chennai (d) Mumbai
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) city (c) Arjun (d) kite
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) girl (c) Kolkata (d) teacher
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) India (c) kite (d) March
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Nepal (c) Chennai (d) June
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) day
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) elephant (c) month (d) school
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) river (c) Pune (d) teacher
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Kaveri (c) train (d) ball
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) festival (c) kite (d) Onam
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) book (c) India (d) Jaipur
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) city (c) pencil (d) Lucknow
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) city (c) teacher (d) Chennai
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ishaan (b) month (c) festival (d) boy

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