Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 827 · 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) October (b) kite (c) festival (d) city
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) river
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) kite (c) pencil (d) Ganga
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) month
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Sunday (c) Narmada (d) city
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Monday (c) Pongal (d) Diwali
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) city (c) Kenya (d) boy
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Holi (c) Japan (d) boy
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) festival
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) elephant (c) Narmada (d) girl
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Monday (c) river (d) Pune
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) book (c) Pooja (d) teacher
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) festival (c) ball (d) Yamuna
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) city (c) book (d) mango
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) country
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) elephant (c) month (d) teacher
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) country (d) city
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Karan (c) city (d) school
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) river
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Friday (c) river (d) girl
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Yamuna (c) train (d) Godavari
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Chennai (c) Kolkata (d) ball
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diya (b) teacher (c) girl (d) garden
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) festival
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) country
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Rohan (c) kite (d) city
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) city (c) elephant (d) Mumbai
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) mango (c) March (d) October
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) day
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) girl (c) Godavari (d) kite
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) day
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) month
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) river (c) girl (d) Kaveri
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Kolkata (c) Lucknow (d) Delhi
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) boy (c) girl (d) Diwali
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) city
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) festival
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) girl (c) Pune (d) school
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) garden (c) Kavya (d) river
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) day

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