Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 136 · 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) Ganga (b) river (c) January (d) March
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) country
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Japan (c) garden (d) city
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) mango (c) June (d) Sunday
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) month
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) girl (c) Pongal (d) India
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) festival (c) school (d) Kaveri
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) river
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) book (c) Lucknow (d) mango
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) day
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Diwali (c) school (d) Nepal
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) festival (c) Aarav (d) train
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) festival (c) June (d) month
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Diwali (c) month (d) Japan
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Tara (b) school (c) girl (d) elephant
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) pencil (c) elephant (d) Narmada
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Kenya (c) October (d) ball
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) garden (c) kite (d) Yamuna
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) festival
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) month
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Kenya (c) pencil (d) Holi
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) mango (c) Manav (d) train
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Friday (c) teacher (d) Ganga
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Diwali (c) book (d) Friday
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) festival
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sunday (b) kite (c) pencil (d) mango
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Mumbai (c) kite (d) month
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) girl (c) elephant (d) Ishaan
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) boy (c) Pune (d) Sunday
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) October (c) elephant (d) Sunday
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) country
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) kite (c) Godavari (d) city
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) June (c) Ganga (d) train
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) country
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) day
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) city (c) teacher (d) October
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) Dev
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) festival
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Farhan (b) boy (c) ball (d) festival
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) month

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