Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 736 · 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) Kaveri (b) Kenya (c) Pongal (d) book
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Zoya (b) train (c) pencil (d) school
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) country
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) kite (c) ball (d) Priya
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) kite (c) teacher (d) Rahul
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) city
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) month (c) garden (d) Mumbai
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) boy (c) March (d) city
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) girl (c) Yamuna (d) Kolkata
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) garden (c) Kabir (d) month
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Onam (c) teacher (d) school
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Lucknow (c) garden (d) boy
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Nepal (c) Diwali (d) Kenya
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Holi (c) Kenya (d) Yamuna
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Narmada (c) festival (d) Chennai
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) city (c) Diwali (d) Ganga
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) January (b) mango (c) pencil (d) boy
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) city
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) school (c) mango (d) Rohan
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) day
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Farhan (c) girl (d) train
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Sneha (c) month (d) book
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Pongal (c) Jaipur (d) train
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) month
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) boy (c) Sunday (d) January
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Japan (c) month (d) Chennai
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Pune (c) mango (d) train
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) city
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Diwali (c) river (d) city
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Kolkata (c) mango (d) October
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) teacher (c) Sunday (d) October
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) city
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) India (c) train (d) month
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) festival (c) ball (d) October
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Eid (c) school (d) Holi
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) girl (c) pencil (d) Monday
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) festival
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) festival
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) festival (c) Nisha (d) book
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Jaipur (c) elephant (d) June

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