Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 738 · 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) mango (c) March (d) Monday
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) January (c) garden (d) Kaveri
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Japan (c) river (d) pencil
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) country
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) river
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) book (c) boy (d) Kabir
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) mango (c) elephant (d) Monday
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) book (c) pencil (d) ball
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Diwali (c) city (d) Nepal
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) month
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) festival (c) Diwali (d) Eid
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) train (c) girl (d) elephant
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) day
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) country
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Diwali (c) pencil (d) Mumbai
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Ganga (c) Monday (d) month
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) festival (c) Kaveri (d) city
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) river (c) book (d) Chennai
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) book (c) garden (d) Vivaan
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) teacher (c) January (d) river
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sneha (b) garden (c) city (d) river
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) city
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Kolkata (c) river (d) Sunday
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Pongal (c) book (d) Yamuna
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) river
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) month
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) river
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) country
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) city
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Holi (c) Godavari (d) Lucknow
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) pencil (c) Kenya (d) mango
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Aisha (c) month (d) teacher
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) city
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) city
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) city
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Pongal (c) month (d) kite
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Ganga (c) Pongal (d) teacher
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Yamuna (c) boy (d) Holi
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) city

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