Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 177 · 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: June is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) city
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) teacher (c) Chennai (d) boy
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) river
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Onam (c) girl (d) festival
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Ganga (c) month (d) mango
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) ball (c) Kolkata (d) city
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) river
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) river
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Delhi (c) river (d) school
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) festival (c) Jaipur (d) pencil
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Mumbai (c) Kolkata (d) boy
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) river
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) June (b) girl (c) mango (d) city
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) month
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) India (c) Nepal (d) Kolkata
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Pooja (c) kite (d) train
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) book (c) mango (d) India
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) ball (c) Aarav (d) garden
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) day
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Pongal (c) girl (d) Friday
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Sunday (c) ball (d) Kaveri
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Kaveri (c) train (d) boy
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) river
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Yamuna (c) Narmada (d) garden
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) teacher (c) Kolkata (d) October
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Myra (c) month (d) city
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) book (c) Holi (d) garden
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) city
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) city (c) school (d) October
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) mango (c) Saanvi (d) ball
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) school (c) Monday (d) Ganga
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) boy (c) ball (d) Lucknow
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) river
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) river
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) school (c) Ananya (d) city
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) river (c) October (d) Lucknow
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) pencil (c) Holi (d) Godavari
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) teacher (c) city (d) Aditya
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) elephant (c) month (d) boy

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