Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 98 · 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) Lucknow (b) girl (c) June (d) Ganga
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) festival
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) country
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Sunday (c) elephant (d) Japan
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) festival
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) city
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) river
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Kenya (c) Mumbai (d) October
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) month
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) day (d) city
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Sunday (c) pencil (d) Jaipur
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) train (c) elephant (d) Karan
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) festival
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) city
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) pencil (c) boy (d) January
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Lucknow (c) Holi (d) ball
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) March (c) Kolkata (d) school
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) river
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) month
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) festival (c) book (d) Pongal
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Kenya (c) festival (d) Monday
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Diwali (c) India (d) city
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) mango (c) ball (d) March
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) river
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Godavari (c) ball (d) mango
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) month
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) mango (c) Friday (d) Chennai
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) day
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Jaipur (c) boy (d) Mumbai
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) river (c) book (d) Aisha
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Diwali (c) Kenya (d) Onam
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) girl (c) garden (d) Kaveri
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Kenya (c) Kolkata (d) Yamuna
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) garden (c) Diya (d) pencil
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) girl (c) Kolkata (d) book
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Kabir (c) pencil (d) train
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Delhi (c) Jaipur (d) garden
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Manav (b) girl (c) kite (d) river
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) mango (c) month (d) Neel
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) kite (c) Monday (d) festival

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