Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 905 · 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) Ganga (b) city (c) Diwali (d) Kolkata
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) city
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) city (c) Friday (d) month
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) India (c) March (d) elephant
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) country
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Meera (c) ball (d) girl
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) country
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) month
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) boy (c) garden (d) Aisha
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Friday (c) Chennai (d) Kolkata
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) country
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) festival (c) India (d) garden
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) train (c) October (d) city
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) month (d) city
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Diwali (c) month (d) Onam
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) January (c) Chennai (d) festival
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Kolkata (c) mango (d) train
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Narmada (c) Nepal (d) kite
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) city
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Yamuna (c) Chennai (d) girl
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Japan (c) Friday (d) Narmada
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) girl (c) pencil (d) Mumbai
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Omkar (b) river (c) boy (d) garden
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) city
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) teacher (c) pencil (d) Monday
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) river
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) festival
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) boy (c) mango (d) garden
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) book (c) pencil (d) Kaveri
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Priya (b) train (c) festival (d) book
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) city
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) river (c) Ananya (d) book
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) boy (c) Sunday (d) ball
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) river
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) festival
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Yamuna (c) Japan (d) Ganga
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) river
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) teacher (c) Diwali (d) elephant
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Karan (c) river (d) month
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Sunday (c) boy (d) Monday

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