Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 876 · 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) month (b) pencil (c) garden (d) Kolkata
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) day
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Farhan (b) book (c) river (d) pencil
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) school (c) month (d) Delhi
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) festival
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) festival (c) garden (d) Chennai
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) mango (c) Dev (d) train
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) teacher (c) book (d) Ishaan
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Sunday (c) river (d) Lucknow
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) garden (c) Kolkata (d) Lucknow
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) pencil (c) Pune (d) Diwali
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) month
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) river
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Pongal (c) Yamuna (d) Friday
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Pune (c) Mumbai (d) boy
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) month (c) school (d) Holi
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pongal (b) festival (c) teacher (d) month
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Nepal (c) Kenya (d) festival
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) June (b) train (c) festival (d) kite
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Eid (c) festival (d) boy
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) boy (c) garden (d) mango
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Diwali (c) river (d) festival
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) festival
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) river
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) country
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) day
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) festival
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) month (c) Lucknow (d) school
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) country
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) elephant (c) Meera (d) river
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Ganga (c) mango (d) festival
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) mango (c) book (d) Kenya
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Nepal (c) month (d) Yamuna
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) teacher (c) Pune (d) Narmada
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) kite (c) month (d) Jaipur
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Kenya (c) Godavari (d) Jaipur
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) river
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) elephant (c) Diwali (d) Holi
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) school (c) Lucknow (d) Kolkata
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) city

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