Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 898 · 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) Delhi (b) Diwali (c) Pongal (d) elephant
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Japan (c) March (d) teacher
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) festival (c) city (d) Ishaan
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Jaipur (c) Sunday (d) Holi
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) festival
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) river (c) boy (d) garden
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Friday (c) Japan (d) school
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) city
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) river (c) boy (d) Chennai
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) river
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Onam (c) month (d) Ganga
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) festival
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) country
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) festival
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) festival
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) month
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) day
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Pongal (c) January (d) Narmada
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) June (c) teacher (d) city
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Kolkata (c) pencil (d) train
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) train (c) book (d) Kenya
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) country
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Farhan (c) month (d) boy
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) book (c) river (d) Diwali
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Yamuna (c) kite (d) Pongal
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) river
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Holi (c) festival (d) October
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) country
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) festival
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) country
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) city
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) month (c) kite (d) Godavari
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) school (c) river (d) elephant
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) festival (c) city (d) Kavya
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) festival
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Kenya (c) mango (d) Sunday
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) book (c) mango (d) Monday
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) book (c) boy (d) Vivaan
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) March (c) festival (d) month
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Yamuna (c) train (d) teacher

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