Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 76 · 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) India (b) Delhi (c) pencil (d) Kaveri
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) book (c) Chennai (d) river
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) month (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) city (c) Kolkata (d) Godavari
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Lucknow (c) city (d) month
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) mango (c) book (d) Godavari
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Nepal (c) city (d) elephant
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) city
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) city
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) festival
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) month
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Narmada (c) festival (d) girl
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) mango (c) train (d) Kenya
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Pongal (c) boy (d) Friday
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) month
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) kite (c) pencil (d) January
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Diwali (c) ball (d) June
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Kolkata (c) school (d) June
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Aisha (c) book (d) boy
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) book (c) teacher (d) train
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) river
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) country
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) mango (c) March (d) pencil
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) boy (c) festival (d) October
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Chennai (c) Nepal (d) girl
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kunal (b) month (c) book (d) river
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Diwali (c) Kaveri (d) Jaipur
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) train (c) Yamuna (d) Delhi
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) girl (c) mango (d) city
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) pencil (c) Rohan (d) river
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) garden (c) Ananya (d) festival
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Pongal (c) river (d) teacher
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) month
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Sunday (c) Kolkata (d) festival
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) day
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Mumbai (c) city (d) school
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) month (d) river
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) kite (c) Pongal (d) Delhi
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) city
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) country

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