Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 140 · 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: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) city
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) day (d) city
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) ball (c) June (d) Mumbai
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) river
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) river
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Narmada (c) Delhi (d) boy
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) girl (c) ball (d) October
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Chennai (c) Japan (d) city
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Diwali (c) school (d) elephant
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) city
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Holi (c) festival (d) Yamuna
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) festival (c) girl (d) kite
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) day
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) river (c) elephant (d) Yamuna
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) garden (c) girl (d) school
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) teacher (c) Diwali (d) Delhi
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) river
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) river
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) garden (c) pencil (d) Godavari
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) teacher (c) festival (d) pencil
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Ganga (c) school (d) festival
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) March (c) kite (d) Japan
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) girl (c) Kaveri (d) Monday
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Narmada (c) Kolkata (d) Kenya
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) month
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) month
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Lucknow (c) Ganga (d) mango
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) teacher (c) Narmada (d) festival
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Narmada (c) Mumbai (d) river
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) month (c) book (d) Neel
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Ishaan (c) book (d) school
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) ball (c) Kenya (d) girl
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) elephant (c) Holi (d) June
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) girl (c) kite (d) Omkar
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) country
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) school (c) Ganga (d) Kolkata
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) day (d) river
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) festival (c) kite (d) Eid
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) pencil (c) train (d) India
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) boy (c) Isha (d) book

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