Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 804 · 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) India (c) Ganga (d) pencil
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Tara (b) elephant (c) festival (d) garden
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) city
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Mumbai (c) Holi (d) river
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) river
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Ganga (c) school (d) teacher
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Narmada (c) Pongal (d) Japan
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) October (c) Delhi (d) city
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) month
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) country
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) river (d) country
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) city
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) ball (c) Sunday (d) India
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) river (c) Dev (d) ball
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Friday (c) garden (d) Delhi
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) January (c) March (d) book
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) city
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) ball (c) Lucknow (d) school
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) festival (c) Jaipur (d) India
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Delhi (c) boy (d) city
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) garden (c) kite (d) Chennai
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) day
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) January (c) Friday (d) train
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) river (c) Diwali (d) pencil
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) river
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) month (c) teacher (d) elephant
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) elephant (c) teacher (d) Kolkata
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Mumbai (c) India (d) Godavari
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) country
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) school (c) month (d) Kenya
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) country (d) month
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) elephant (c) festival (d) Nepal
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Sunday (c) school (d) Holi
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) festival
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) city (c) Onam (d) pencil
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) month
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) month
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Kenya (c) Chennai (d) Sunday
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) elephant (c) city (d) Vivaan

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