Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 786 · 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) girl (b) Nepal (c) January (d) Narmada
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Kenya (c) kite (d) book
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) train (c) pencil (d) Farhan
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) country
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Monday (c) Pongal (d) Chennai
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Friday (c) Chennai (d) train
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Pune (c) Delhi (d) January
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Ganga (c) Kenya (d) Delhi
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) month
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) country
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) country (d) river
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) girl (c) festival (d) Godavari
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) city
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) month
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Eid (c) Kenya (d) month
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) day
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Kolkata (c) festival (d) teacher
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) October (c) book (d) mango
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) January (b) girl (c) school (d) train
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) day
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Chennai (c) Pongal (d) city
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) city
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Eid (c) girl (d) month
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) month
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) day
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) country
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) country
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Omkar (c) garden (d) river
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) book (c) Rohan (d) festival
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) city (c) girl (d) Yamuna
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) festival (c) Arjun (d) book
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) day
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Pongal (c) Godavari (d) October
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Onam (c) boy (d) city
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) day
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) teacher (c) Diwali (d) Narmada
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) country
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kavya (b) mango (c) girl (d) river
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Pongal (c) elephant (d) book
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) month

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