Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 859 · 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) Narmada (b) March (c) October (d) garden
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) day
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) city
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) festival
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) ball (c) Sunday (d) boy
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) March (c) Onam (d) Friday
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) river
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) country
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Kabir (c) pencil (d) festival
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Chennai (c) Delhi (d) girl
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) garden (c) India (d) festival
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) pencil (c) ball (d) train
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) teacher (c) Mumbai (d) Ganga
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) festival (c) Myra (d) book
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Aditya (c) elephant (d) teacher
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Jaipur (c) book (d) India
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) June (c) month (d) Ganga
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) city
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) day
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Monday (c) June (d) ball
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) teacher (c) river (d) Kaveri
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) city (c) elephant (d) festival
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Diwali (c) school (d) Kolkata
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) day
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) city
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) school (c) month (d) Dev
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) city (c) Delhi (d) India
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) school (c) book (d) Eid
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Neel (c) city (d) river
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Diwali (c) kite (d) Kaveri
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) day
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Monday (c) boy (d) India
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) elephant (c) Kaveri (d) Yamuna
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Godavari (c) Sunday (d) train
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) ball (c) March (d) festival
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) boy (c) June (d) month
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) river (c) Vivaan (d) pencil
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) teacher (c) city (d) Ira
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) pencil (c) Yamuna (d) river
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Onam (c) pencil (d) Japan

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