Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 933 · 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) Nepal (b) Chennai (c) ball (d) Mumbai
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) country
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) school (c) boy (d) garden
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) garden (c) Kenya (d) book
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) June (c) city (d) Pongal
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) kite (c) Onam (d) Monday
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Mumbai (c) Chennai (d) Kolkata
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) city
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) river
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) festival
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) country
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) book (c) Ananya (d) city
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) June (c) Kolkata (d) festival
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Sunday (c) month (d) Ganga
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) river (c) Kaveri (d) Pongal
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Japan (c) Onam (d) Jaipur
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Neel (c) boy (d) girl
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) January (c) March (d) Friday
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) girl (c) garden (d) Japan
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) country
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Pooja (c) city (d) ball
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) river
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Monday (c) Nepal (d) school
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) river
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Sneha (c) book (d) boy
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) festival
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Monday (c) month (d) garden
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) month
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) city
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) girl (c) Lucknow (d) ball
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) garden (c) Delhi (d) city
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) India (c) Kenya (d) girl
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) river
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) city (c) Ishaan (d) garden
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) book (c) Delhi (d) Ganga
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Chennai (c) elephant (d) Japan
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) city (c) festival (d) elephant
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) country
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) ball (c) girl (d) teacher
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Pune (c) Japan (d) train

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