Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 935 · 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) Diwali (c) Delhi (d) girl
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) January (c) June (d) Pongal
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) day
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) festival
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Riya (c) garden (d) boy
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) kite (c) river (d) Kaveri
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) elephant (c) mango (d) month
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) boy (c) Monday (d) Mumbai
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Chennai (c) elephant (d) India
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) city
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Lucknow (c) Diwali (d) Nepal
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) day
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) March (c) Jaipur (d) mango
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) pencil (c) ball (d) garden
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) March (c) Pongal (d) Jaipur
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) ball (c) Narmada (d) garden
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) river
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) school (c) Kabir (d) book
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kavya (b) teacher (c) girl (d) school
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Ganga (c) month (d) Friday
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) city
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) garden (c) Nepal (d) Friday
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) garden (c) Ira (d) elephant
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) train (c) garden (d) October
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) country
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) kite (c) river (d) Friday
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Jaipur (c) March (d) kite
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) day
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) country
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) country
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) girl (c) train (d) month
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) book (c) boy (d) train
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) country
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Sunday (c) Godavari (d) pencil
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) kite (c) mango (d) Nisha
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) train (c) festival (d) Vivaan
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) country (d) city
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) city (c) Holi (d) ball
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Kolkata (c) school (d) March
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Dev (c) city (d) garden

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