Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 138 · 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) March (c) Narmada (d) train
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) mango (c) city (d) garden
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Sneha (c) teacher (d) month
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) school (c) Ishaan (d) kite
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) month
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) mango (c) school (d) Holi
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) city
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) book (c) garden (d) Onam
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) festival
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) river
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) festival (c) Lucknow (d) Mumbai
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Mumbai (c) Sunday (d) ball
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) festival
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) city
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) festival
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) school (c) river (d) Yamuna
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) mango (c) girl (d) Delhi
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) ball (c) Pongal (d) river
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Monday (c) river (d) Yamuna
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Mumbai (c) month (d) March
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) month
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Kunal (c) city (d) garden
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) festival (c) Chennai (d) boy
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) country
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Eid (c) Yamuna (d) school
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) river
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) river
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) country
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) boy (c) month (d) Aarav
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) river
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) city (c) girl (d) Ganga
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Japan (c) Kaveri (d) March
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) India (c) Ganga (d) boy
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) India (c) Ganga (d) teacher
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) month (c) girl (d) Pooja
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) ball (c) Saanvi (d) boy
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) city
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) elephant (c) Pongal (d) Narmada
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) city (c) India (d) teacher
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Mumbai (c) Godavari (d) Lucknow

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