Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 797 · 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) book (b) elephant (c) Pooja (d) kite
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) month
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) country
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) month
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) Manav
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Pongal (c) Yamuna (d) city
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) festival (c) Kenya (d) ball
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Yamuna (c) Friday (d) elephant
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) river
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Lucknow (c) river (d) Jaipur
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) city (c) Eid (d) pencil
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) March (c) festival (d) Lucknow
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) river (c) Monday (d) mango
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) month (c) pencil (d) boy
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Delhi (c) boy (d) Pune
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) river (c) Yamuna (d) train
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Onam (c) Kolkata (d) book
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) girl (c) garden (d) Delhi
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Narmada (c) Godavari (d) ball
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Arjun (b) month (c) girl (d) mango
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) country
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Pune (c) girl (d) Eid
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) ball (c) Aarav (d) girl
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) city (c) Ganga (d) girl
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) festival
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) month
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sunday (b) ball (c) month (d) city
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Chennai (c) train (d) school
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) girl (c) school (d) Nepal
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) school (c) ball (d) Meera
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) school (c) teacher (d) boy
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) day
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) ball (c) Godavari (d) month
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) book (c) Riya (d) kite
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) day
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Pongal (c) January (d) garden
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) pencil (c) Ananya (d) boy
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Lucknow (c) Yamuna (d) train
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) boy (c) garden (d) girl
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Delhi (c) pencil (d) Kolkata

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