Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 173 · 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: Pongal is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) month
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Chennai (c) Narmada (d) month
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) train (c) Aarav (d) mango
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Japan (c) Chennai (d) kite
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) ball (c) Monday (d) kite
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) city
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) day
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) river
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) country
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) ball (c) Japan (d) Ganga
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) India (c) boy (d) school
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) country
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ananya (b) train (c) school (d) mango
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Vivaan (c) ball (d) month
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Kolkata (c) Pune (d) festival
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) city
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Rohan (c) month (d) pencil
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) city
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Narmada (c) city (d) India
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) country
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) festival (c) Chennai (d) teacher
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) girl (c) river (d) Zoya
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) garden (c) pencil (d) Diwali
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Eid (c) India (d) river
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) pencil (c) ball (d) Sunday
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) January (c) March (d) elephant
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ira (b) river (c) month (d) garden
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Kolkata (c) boy (d) Japan
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) June (c) festival (d) month
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) mango (c) city (d) Delhi
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Monday (c) school (d) Yamuna
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) city (c) Japan (d) ball
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Godavari (c) Kolkata (d) March
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) river
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) girl (c) Pune (d) school
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) country
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) city (c) book (d) Onam
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) city (c) book (d) Meera
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) girl (c) March (d) garden
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Dev (c) elephant (d) river

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