Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 731 · 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) Nepal (b) Godavari (c) train (d) Mumbai
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) river (c) Yamuna (d) Kolkata
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) kite (c) Onam (d) boy
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) day
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) day
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) day
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) month (c) October (d) Onam
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) country (d) festival
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Ganga (c) Holi (d) elephant
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) month
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) river (c) boy (d) ball
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) country
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) river
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sunday (b) festival (c) month (d) river
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) city
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) city
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Chennai (c) Kolkata (d) January
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) city (c) month (d) Aisha
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) pencil (c) Diya (d) girl
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Vivaan (b) garden (c) month (d) pencil
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Nepal (c) June (d) city
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Nepal (c) book (d) Lucknow
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) day
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) river
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) boy (c) Yamuna (d) Mumbai
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) elephant (c) Riya (d) pencil
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) teacher (c) October (d) train
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) river
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Kabir (c) teacher (d) city
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) ball (c) garden (d) pencil
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) school (c) Pongal (d) river
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) kite (c) boy (d) Monday
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Kaveri (c) garden (d) train
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) day
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) month (c) Nepal (d) book
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) boy (c) Manav (d) mango
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) month
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) train (c) Kolkata (d) school
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) boy (c) mango (d) Mumbai
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) river

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