Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 889 · 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) garden (b) Kolkata (c) Jaipur (d) Eid
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) boy (c) Isha (d) train
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) school (c) Monday (d) Sunday
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) country
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) festival (c) Yamuna (d) boy
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) city
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pooja (b) garden (c) school (d) girl
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) day
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) city (c) Kabir (d) ball
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) river (c) Friday (d) elephant
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) country
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) month (c) Nepal (d) Godavari
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) book (c) elephant (d) ball
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) city
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Ganga (c) Diwali (d) Lucknow
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Chennai (c) teacher (d) Kenya
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) festival (c) Ananya (d) book
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Narmada (c) Nepal (d) June
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) mango (c) Lucknow (d) Monday
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) festival (c) Holi (d) Kenya
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Holi (c) June (d) Lucknow
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) country
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Delhi (c) river (d) girl
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) girl (c) train (d) Ishaan
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) kite (c) girl (d) elephant
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Friday (c) Sunday (d) book
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Nepal (c) mango (d) festival
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) country
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) festival
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) day
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) country
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) river
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) kite (c) festival (d) elephant
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) month
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) train (c) festival (d) city
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Nepal (c) Godavari (d) boy
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) teacher (c) Japan (d) train
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) book (c) school (d) Mumbai
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) boy (c) Kenya (d) ball
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) day (d) month

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