Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 89 · 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) elephant (b) festival (c) pencil (d) October
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Chennai (c) river (d) Ganga
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Monday (c) Pongal (d) Holi
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) month
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Vivaan (b) elephant (c) teacher (d) month
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Holi (c) Friday (d) month
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) elephant (c) book (d) Kabir
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) month
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) train (c) ball (d) Karan
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rohan (b) elephant (c) garden (d) train
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) festival
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) month
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) garden (c) kite (d) pencil
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Isha (b) boy (c) festival (d) garden
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) festival
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ananya (b) elephant (c) city (d) month
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) month
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) train (c) Eid (d) river
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) January (c) Pune (d) Yamuna
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) book (c) city (d) garden
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Kaveri (c) girl (d) book
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Mumbai (c) Diwali (d) mango
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) month (c) Mumbai (d) boy
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) city
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) boy (c) October (d) Jaipur
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Sunday (c) Monday (d) city
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Diwali (c) city (d) boy
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pongal (b) month (c) ball (d) pencil
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) day
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) month
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) country
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Mumbai (c) girl (d) Friday
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Onam (c) Ganga (d) Yamuna
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) river
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Kenya (c) pencil (d) Japan
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) country
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Nepal (c) garden (d) city
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) month (c) school (d) India
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Ganga (c) elephant (d) school
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) boy (c) mango (d) Tara

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