Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

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

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