Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 897 · 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) India (b) Narmada (c) train (d) Kolkata
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) month
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Kaveri (c) Pongal (d) Ganga
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) Jaipur
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Eid (c) river (d) Pongal
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) kite (c) Diwali (d) Eid
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) day
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Mumbai (c) India (d) March
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) festival (c) Monday (d) ball
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) mango (c) Lucknow (d) Sunday
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) March (c) teacher (d) river
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) month
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) river
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) festival (c) Rohan (d) train
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Chennai (c) elephant (d) city
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Pune (c) teacher (d) Monday
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) city (c) Rahul (d) school
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) boy (c) Narmada (d) river
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) river (c) Vivaan (d) festival
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Kaveri (c) pencil (d) Friday
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) school (c) festival (d) Nepal
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) festival
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) river (d) city
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) country
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) month (c) Ganga (d) school
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) October (c) boy (d) river
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) country
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) river
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Mumbai (c) month (d) city
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) city
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) day
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Mumbai (c) Yamuna (d) elephant
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) country (d) river
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) month (d) city
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) city
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aarav (b) school (c) mango (d) elephant
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Kaveri (c) Lucknow (d) girl
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Narmada (c) book (d) Mumbai
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) country
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Karan (b) month (c) train (d) pencil

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