Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 911 · 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) Ganga (c) Lucknow (d) train
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sunday (b) river (c) teacher (d) month
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) festival
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) river
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Friday (c) Chennai (d) girl
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) kite (c) Eid (d) city
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) river
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) garden (c) boy (d) Mumbai
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) city
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) country
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) river (c) Chennai (d) festival
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) school (c) pencil (d) Ganga
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) October (c) ball (d) Mumbai
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Pune (c) festival (d) Chennai
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) month (c) mango (d) March
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) train (c) Isha (d) festival
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) month
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) kite (c) Diwali (d) girl
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) festival
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) festival
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) book (c) October (d) Monday
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) pencil (c) Diwali (d) March
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Diwali (c) city (d) Friday
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) garden (c) river (d) Delhi
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) kite (c) month (d) Kenya
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) month
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) boy (c) Holi (d) Jaipur
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Pongal (c) mango (d) Lucknow
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Godavari (c) elephant (d) Diwali
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) mango (c) book (d) Neel
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Aarav (c) girl (d) pencil
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) festival
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) elephant (c) teacher (d) Onam
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) pencil (c) ball (d) Ananya
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) city
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Delhi (c) garden (d) Holi
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Narmada (c) kite (d) Holi
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) book (c) elephant (d) India
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Monday (c) ball (d) book
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) river

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