Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 784 · 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 proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) elephant (c) river (d) India
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) book (c) Ganga (d) Kenya
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) river
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Jaipur (c) Narmada (d) kite
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) day
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) country
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) river (c) city (d) Delhi
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) month
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Pongal (c) Jaipur (d) festival
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) boy (c) Saanvi (d) book
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Onam (c) October (d) ball
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) book (c) festival (d) city
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) kite (c) boy (d) Sneha
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Kunal (c) garden (d) ball
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) city (c) pencil (d) garden
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) month
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Onam (c) Chennai (d) train
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) pencil (c) Ganga (d) Kaveri
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Jaipur (c) festival (d) girl
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Friday (c) Eid (d) garden
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Diwali (c) Jaipur (d) Holi
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Holi (c) Lucknow (d) girl
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) country
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Delhi (c) Kolkata (d) teacher
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) city
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) elephant (c) Diwali (d) Chennai
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) month
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) January (c) festival (d) school
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Eid (c) pencil (d) month
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Vivaan (b) city (c) kite (d) ball
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) India (c) boy (d) Pongal
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) festival (c) train (d) Arjun
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Delhi (c) Pune (d) river
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nisha (b) river (c) mango (d) book
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) river
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Monday (c) January (d) Chennai
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aarav (b) train (c) boy (d) pencil
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) city
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) month
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) teacher (c) garden (d) Nepal

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