Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

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

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