Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 744 · 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) Holi (b) Godavari (c) Pune (d) train
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Pongal (c) Kenya (d) garden
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) kite (c) Sunday (d) Friday
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) festival (c) school (d) Yash
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) day
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Chennai (c) Monday (d) Mumbai
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) mango (c) boy (d) Ishaan
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Ira (c) festival (d) pencil
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) city
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) day
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) festival
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) city
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) school (c) Ananya (d) book
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Ganga (c) Kolkata (d) January
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) March (c) garden (d) elephant
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) boy (c) girl (d) Nepal
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) October (c) school (d) Eid
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Karan (b) book (c) river (d) garden
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) country
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) city
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) book (c) teacher (d) Godavari
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) festival (c) river (d) city
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) teacher (c) festival (d) Kunal
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) June (c) river (d) Kenya
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) month
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Lucknow (c) ball (d) Nepal
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) mango (c) Kavya (d) train
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) country
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) river
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Eid (c) ball (d) book
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Ganga (c) school (d) pencil
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) river
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) boy (c) elephant (d) India
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) girl (c) ball (d) Myra
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Yamuna (c) kite (d) ball
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) country
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Holi (c) Pune (d) boy
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) festival
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) kite (c) garden (d) elephant
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) kite (c) teacher (d) Rahul

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