Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 853 · 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) Ganga (b) festival (c) train (d) boy
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) day
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Japan (c) Jaipur (d) garden
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) book (c) pencil (d) city
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) day
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) river (c) Aarav (d) boy
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Friday (c) Chennai (d) boy
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) ball (c) river (d) Neel
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Kolkata (c) kite (d) girl
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) month (c) Lucknow (d) kite
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) city
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Kolkata (c) Yamuna (d) Friday
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) month
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Pune (c) Lucknow (d) Yamuna
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) girl (c) kite (d) Pooja
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) Yamuna
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) ball (c) Onam (d) October
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Ishaan (c) mango (d) river
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) river (c) Chennai (d) Pongal
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) river
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) city
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Karan (b) boy (c) kite (d) train
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Kolkata (c) girl (d) Diwali
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) kite (c) train (d) Chennai
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) river
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) city (c) Chennai (d) Friday
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) festival (c) ball (d) month
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Sunday (c) Yamuna (d) kite
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) June (c) Ganga (d) Mumbai
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Mumbai (c) October (d) festival
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) country
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) kite (c) January (d) girl
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) school (c) Pongal (d) January
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) day
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) boy (c) Pune (d) girl
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) girl (c) boy (d) March
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) girl (c) Narmada (d) river
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kunal (b) river (c) month (d) mango
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kaveri (b) month (c) train (d) school
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Onam (c) elephant (d) October

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