Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 904 · 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) Kaveri (b) Mumbai (c) city (d) Ganga
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) country (d) city
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Sunday (c) Eid (d) book
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Lucknow (c) Yamuna (d) India
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) day
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) festival
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) city
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) country (d) river
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) kite (c) Jaipur (d) boy
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Nepal (c) Holi (d) elephant
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Holi (c) March (d) Sunday
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) teacher (c) Monday (d) ball
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) country
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) day
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) festival
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) girl (c) elephant (d) mango
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) teacher (c) mango (d) festival
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) day
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) month (c) boy (d) Lucknow
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) kite (c) festival (d) elephant
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Kaveri (c) elephant (d) school
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Jaipur (c) Sunday (d) teacher
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Mumbai (c) month (d) pencil
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) school (c) boy (d) girl
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) month (c) March (d) Pune
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) ball (c) Jaipur (d) Delhi
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Nepal (c) October (d) March
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) city (c) festival (d) girl
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) city
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) elephant (c) school (d) Pune
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Jaipur (c) Kenya (d) Diwali
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) festival (c) school (d) Diya
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) festival (c) Pongal (d) Lucknow
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) teacher (c) girl (d) school
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aarav (b) month (c) pencil (d) festival
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) country
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Kenya (c) India (d) Chennai
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) ball (c) school (d) Ira
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) city
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) mango (c) Ganga (d) pencil

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