Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 778 · 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.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) river
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) school (c) Lucknow (d) Jaipur
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) city (c) festival (d) Nepal
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) train (c) pencil (d) month
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Godavari (c) October (d) book
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) month (c) Mumbai (d) city
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Chennai (c) June (d) boy
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Delhi (c) teacher (d) girl
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sneha (b) train (c) festival (d) girl
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) festival
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) city
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) book (c) garden (d) teacher
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Mumbai (c) teacher (d) Ganga
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) country
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) ball (c) Lucknow (d) festival
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aditya (b) festival (c) kite (d) month
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) elephant (c) Yamuna (d) Lucknow
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) March (c) Pongal (d) ball
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) city
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) mango (c) kite (d) city
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) city
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) city
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) October (c) Kolkata (d) pencil
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) garden (c) Meera (d) ball
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) month
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) kite (c) river (d) Ganga
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) school (c) mango (d) river
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) school (c) Godavari (d) teacher
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) month
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Delhi (c) festival (d) Lucknow
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) river
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Omkar (c) month (d) boy
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) train (c) Karan (d) river
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Japan (c) month (d) Yamuna
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Onam (c) Friday (d) Lucknow
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pongal (b) festival (c) city (d) train
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) day
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Sunday (c) girl (d) elephant
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Ira (c) city (d) book
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Eid (c) city (d) book

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