Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 925 · 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) Onam (b) river (c) Pongal (d) Jaipur
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) day
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) garden (c) Meera (d) month
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) ball (c) Pooja (d) month
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) day
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) day
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) June (c) teacher (d) Ganga
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Ganga (c) Narmada (d) garden
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kaveri (b) train (c) garden (d) ball
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Narmada (c) boy (d) Diwali
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Omkar (c) elephant (d) teacher
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) month (d) day
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) month
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) mango (c) month (d) garden
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ishaan (b) boy (c) elephant (d) book
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Onam (c) month (d) June
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Onam (c) school (d) Lucknow
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Narmada (c) Lucknow (d) girl
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) country
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Priya (b) month (c) girl (d) teacher
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Onam (c) ball (d) girl
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) day
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) month
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) day
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) boy (c) elephant (d) ball
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Narmada (c) Holi (d) pencil
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) teacher (c) river (d) Pune
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) country
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) ball (c) Friday (d) festival
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) river
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Friday (c) Kolkata (d) October
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aditya (b) city (c) teacher (d) elephant
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) teacher (c) city (d) mango
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) girl (c) Tara (d) kite
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) elephant (c) Monday (d) Ganga
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) school (c) pencil (d) Arjun
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) city (c) book (d) Kenya
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Chennai (c) book (d) Kenya
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) festival (c) Narmada (d) boy
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) festival

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