Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 992 · 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: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) city
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Japan (c) Narmada (d) Holi
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Kaveri (c) Mumbai (d) Chennai
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) festival
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) mango (c) Ganga (d) ball
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) kite (c) Holi (d) Jaipur
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Rohan (c) month (d) mango
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) festival
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Sunday (c) river (d) Pongal
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) city (c) mango (d) month
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) river
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ishaan (b) boy (c) train (d) festival
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) day
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Aditya (c) city (d) train
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) country
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Pune (c) Mumbai (d) Eid
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) pencil (c) Omkar (d) book
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ananya (b) book (c) teacher (d) city
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Diwali (c) mango (d) Pongal
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) festival
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Kolkata (c) Sunday (d) Eid
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) day
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) city
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) teacher (c) Kavya (d) school
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nisha (b) kite (c) mango (d) teacher
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) book (c) Monday (d) city
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Holi (c) India (d) month
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Jaipur (c) Yamuna (d) festival
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) March (c) garden (d) mango
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) elephant (c) October (d) Japan
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) month (c) pencil (d) Kabir
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Aarav (c) girl (d) month
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) mango (c) Aisha (d) teacher
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) girl (c) city (d) Jaipur
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) October (c) school (d) Narmada
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) month
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) month (c) teacher (d) ball
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Japan (c) ball (d) Diwali
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) book (c) Lucknow (d) Diwali

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