Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 982 · 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.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) day
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Friday (c) month (d) pencil
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Japan (c) October (d) January
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) pencil (c) March (d) Kenya
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) teacher (c) train (d) Ishaan
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Sunday (c) school (d) book
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Japan (c) ball (d) Sunday
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) month
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) India (c) Jaipur (d) festival
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Mumbai (c) January (d) Narmada
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) boy (c) river (d) Meera
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Vivaan (b) train (c) girl (d) festival
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Onam (c) city (d) month
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Monday (c) Pune (d) Jaipur
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Ganga (c) boy (d) Delhi
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) month (c) boy (d) Rohan
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Kabir (c) kite (d) month
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) country
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) boy (c) Pongal (d) pencil
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Monday (c) kite (d) boy
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) country
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) India (c) girl (d) Sunday
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Monday (c) mango (d) Kaveri
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) river (d) festival
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) ball (c) Diwali (d) month
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) city (c) Jaipur (d) kite
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) city (c) Sunday (d) Friday
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Friday (c) garden (d) Ganga
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) month
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Saanvi (c) teacher (d) month
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) festival
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) school (c) festival (d) Kaveri
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Yash (c) ball (d) city
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) city (c) March (d) pencil
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) month
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) elephant (c) city (d) Ira
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) school (c) Ananya (d) pencil
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Sunday (c) Mumbai (d) January
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) month
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) city

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