Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

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

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