Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 791 · 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) Holi (b) river (c) Eid (d) Mumbai
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) school (c) June (d) city
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) month
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Friday (c) school (d) Nepal
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Monday (c) pencil (d) Eid
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) pencil (c) Kolkata (d) ball
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) day (d) river
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) city
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) school (c) pencil (d) Onam
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) river
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) month (c) train (d) Holi
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) train (c) India (d) river
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) boy (c) Aditya (d) elephant
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) river
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) train (c) Pune (d) Onam
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Ganga (c) Holi (d) kite
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) month
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) day
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) month (c) March (d) mango
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) school (c) pencil (d) month
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) river
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) country
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) boy (c) school (d) girl
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) river
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Holi (c) Pongal (d) Ganga
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Diwali (c) book (d) October
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Kenya (c) June (d) Lucknow
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) kite (c) garden (d) month
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) river (c) school (d) Narmada
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) city
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) January (c) train (d) ball
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) ball (c) school (d) Nepal
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) elephant (c) ball (d) Omkar
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) festival
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) country
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Diya (c) river (d) kite
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) city
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) city (c) Eid (d) ball
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) river
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) country (d) festival

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