Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 760 · 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) March (b) Chennai (c) Jaipur (d) kite
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) October (c) boy (d) Pongal
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Ganga (c) Kenya (d) elephant
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) train (c) mango (d) boy
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) March (c) school (d) Yamuna
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) month
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) festival
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) festival
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Chennai (c) ball (d) Pune
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) city (c) Japan (d) ball
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) kite (c) river (d) March
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) mango (c) Lucknow (d) Delhi
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Holi (c) elephant (d) ball
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) girl (c) June (d) Eid
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pongal (b) ball (c) festival (d) elephant
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) river
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) kite (c) ball (d) festival
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) pencil (c) Dev (d) ball
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) country
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) city (c) river (d) Isha
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) mango (c) Eid (d) festival
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yash (b) book (c) mango (d) ball
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) month (c) Pongal (d) Jaipur
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) festival
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) month (c) pencil (d) festival
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Jaipur (c) Pongal (d) pencil
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) train (c) Holi (d) Pune
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) country
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Nepal (c) Eid (d) festival
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Eid (c) teacher (d) Ganga
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) ball (c) elephant (d) Meera
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) day
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) city (c) Mumbai (d) Monday
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Kavya (c) pencil (d) festival
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Farhan (b) book (c) girl (d) garden
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Monday (c) January (d) book
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) month (c) train (d) Chennai
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) day
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) month

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