Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 940 · 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) boy (b) Kolkata (c) March (d) Ganga
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) girl (c) March (d) city
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) month
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Lucknow (c) Yamuna (d) train
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) river
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Delhi (c) Yamuna (d) kite
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Jaipur (c) city (d) mango
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pongal (b) teacher (c) girl (d) festival
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Friday (c) boy (d) girl
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kabir (b) book (c) river (d) month
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) month (c) Jaipur (d) Chennai
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) day (d) city
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) garden (c) Lucknow (d) pencil
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) boy (c) city (d) ball
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) country
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) mango (c) boy (d) ball
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Sunday (c) festival (d) June
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) month (c) city (d) Kenya
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) India (c) Eid (d) girl
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) country
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) festival
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Kolkata (c) Diwali (d) teacher
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) day
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) day
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) school (c) month (d) Chennai
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) city (c) festival (d) mango
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Arjun (c) city (d) garden
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Chennai (c) ball (d) Diwali
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) country
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) teacher (c) Narmada (d) girl
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) river (c) Kolkata (d) festival
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) festival
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Kenya (c) book (d) June
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) country (d) river
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) country
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) month
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Chennai (c) school (d) Monday
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) school (c) Nisha (d) pencil
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) month (d) river
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) pencil (c) Lucknow (d) Kenya

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