Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 751 · 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) Onam (b) Ganga (c) pencil (d) June
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) mango (c) garden (d) Kolkata
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) festival
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) month
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) garden (c) Aditya (d) festival
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) ball (c) elephant (d) Diwali
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) month (c) Karan (d) girl
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) October (c) Diwali (d) Ganga
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Lucknow (c) Diwali (d) festival
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) festival
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) elephant (c) Arjun (d) month
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) pencil (c) Kabir (d) river
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) festival
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) city (c) book (d) Chennai
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Kenya (c) Onam (d) March
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) pencil (c) January (d) city
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Pooja (c) school (d) train
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) school (c) Kolkata (d) June
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) river
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) river (c) Nepal (d) Friday
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) festival
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) month (c) Saanvi (d) boy
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) day
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) country
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) month
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Yamuna (c) city (d) kite
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) month
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) girl (c) October (d) Mumbai
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Ganga (c) festival (d) city
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Lucknow (c) elephant (d) pencil
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kunal (b) book (c) elephant (d) teacher
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) festival
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) day
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Priya (c) garden (d) pencil
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Sunday (c) Kolkata (d) mango
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) October (c) Godavari (d) city
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Monday (c) ball (d) mango
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) day
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) ball (c) school (d) kite
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Jaipur (c) kite (d) Eid

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