Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 782 · 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) Japan (b) Mumbai (c) garden (d) Yamuna
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) month
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) India (c) train (d) ball
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Diwali (c) Sunday (d) festival
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Chennai (c) girl (d) kite
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) city (c) Jaipur (d) Chennai
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) June (c) Chennai (d) teacher
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) river (c) Mumbai (d) Jaipur
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) girl (c) June (d) boy
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) girl (c) Diya (d) boy
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) city
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) city
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) month (d) festival
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Pune (c) Kolkata (d) Japan
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) festival
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) city
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) festival
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Narmada (c) January (d) book
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) boy (c) girl (d) Zoya
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) city
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) mango (c) Chennai (d) Kolkata
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Lucknow (c) Kaveri (d) Monday
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) girl (c) Yamuna (d) boy
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) city
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Myra (b) city (c) festival (d) month
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) ball (c) Kaveri (d) Kolkata
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) month
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) boy (c) mango (d) Sunday
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) country
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) city
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) city
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Ananya (c) garden (d) girl
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) river (c) month (d) Onam
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) girl (c) Lucknow (d) kite
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ishaan (b) garden (c) mango (d) month
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Friday (c) Holi (d) Pongal
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) month
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) elephant (c) teacher (d) Kaveri
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) country
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) mango (c) month (d) Isha

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