Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 747 · 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) Friday (c) train (d) Jaipur
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) city
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) pencil (c) Yamuna (d) Holi
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) mango (c) elephant (d) Sunday
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) train (c) school (d) boy
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Ganga (c) garden (d) girl
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) month
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) ball (c) book (d) India
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Pongal (c) Jaipur (d) kite
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Godavari (c) festival (d) mango
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Eid (c) elephant (d) Onam
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) city (c) Yash (d) river
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) book (c) Nepal (d) girl
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) month (c) mango (d) pencil
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) month
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) city (c) teacher (d) Saanvi
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) mango (c) Delhi (d) school
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) country
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) festival
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) train (c) garden (d) pencil
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) book (c) Sunday (d) Pune
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Chennai (c) teacher (d) India
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) river
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) month (c) mango (d) Narmada
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) river
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) month
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) city
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) ball (c) kite (d) city
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) boy (c) pencil (d) March
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) city
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Monday (c) ball (d) October
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) school (c) city (d) Ira
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Diwali (c) Kolkata (d) Godavari
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) river (c) Jaipur (d) book
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) festival (c) boy (d) Pongal
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aditya (b) month (c) elephant (d) boy
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) festival
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) June (c) festival (d) Sunday
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) river
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Meera (b) ball (c) festival (d) train

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