Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 728 · 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) October (b) festival (c) Lucknow (d) Japan
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) girl (c) Pune (d) river
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) festival
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) kite (c) Isha (d) elephant
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) teacher (c) Kenya (d) elephant
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) book (c) Onam (d) Holi
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) book (c) kite (d) Jaipur
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Kenya (c) garden (d) March
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) country
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Mumbai (c) Onam (d) Pune
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) ball (c) mango (d) Manav
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) elephant (c) train (d) Dev
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) river
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) river (c) kite (d) city
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) ball (c) October (d) school
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) girl (c) Diwali (d) Kolkata
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Holi (c) train (d) mango
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) country (d) city
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Mumbai (c) Diwali (d) elephant
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) elephant (c) girl (d) school
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) month
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) month
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Pune (c) pencil (d) Kenya
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) river
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) train (c) January (d) Yamuna
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) city
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) school (c) Pongal (d) ball
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) city (c) January (d) garden
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) river (d) festival
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) pencil (c) month (d) school
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Lucknow (c) train (d) city
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Pongal (c) Delhi (d) city
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Chennai (c) school (d) Nepal
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) city
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Friday (c) January (d) month
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) festival (c) Monday (d) mango
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) ball (c) October (d) Sunday
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Nisha (c) teacher (d) river
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Kolkata (c) boy (d) ball

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