Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 794 · 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) pencil (b) Monday (c) Pune (d) June
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Pongal (c) city (d) kite
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) month (c) India (d) Nepal
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) school (c) Delhi (d) Mumbai
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Narmada (c) Eid (d) kite
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) river
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) river
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Jaipur (c) city (d) Holi
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Japan (c) Mumbai (d) book
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) country
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) month (c) Aditya (d) kite
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Chennai (c) Lucknow (d) Eid
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) month
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) day
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) June (b) girl (c) festival (d) school
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) kite (c) Sunday (d) boy
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Chennai (c) city (d) river
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Kolkata (c) Delhi (d) mango
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Diwali (c) Japan (d) ball
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) teacher (c) Pongal (d) Ganga
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Ganga (c) boy (d) river
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) country
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) river
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) school (c) garden (d) India
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) day
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) pencil (c) river (d) festival
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Nepal (c) pencil (d) month
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) city
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) month (d) festival
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) January (c) pencil (d) mango
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) elephant (c) kite (d) Eid
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) book (c) Monday (d) ball
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) train (c) Lucknow (d) kite
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) school (c) garden (d) book
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) school (c) Kolkata (d) city
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) river (c) Monday (d) Mumbai
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) boy (c) mango (d) Delhi
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) month
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Onam (c) boy (d) month

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