Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 190 · 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 proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) boy (c) January (d) elephant
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) festival
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Pongal (c) Jaipur (d) teacher
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) day
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) city
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Holi (c) teacher (d) river
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) month
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Chennai (c) Lucknow (d) kite
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Lucknow (c) elephant (d) Delhi
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) festival
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) city (c) boy (d) Omkar
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) city (c) girl (d) Sunday
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Sunday (c) Holi (d) India
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) month (d) festival
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) month
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) river
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) month (c) Saanvi (d) school
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) country
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) boy (c) pencil (d) India
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) ball (c) river (d) Godavari
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) city
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) mango (c) kite (d) river
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) June (c) teacher (d) month
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Manav (c) girl (d) garden
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) festival (c) Holi (d) January
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) river
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) city (c) Jaipur (d) mango
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) ball (c) festival (d) Delhi
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) month (d) festival
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) pencil (c) Pune (d) garden
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Chennai (c) girl (d) Nepal
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) city (c) mango (d) boy
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) festival
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) day (d) city
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) book (c) Chennai (d) Godavari
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Chennai (c) teacher (d) girl
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) school (c) book (d) Yash
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Ganga (c) boy (d) Narmada
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) boy (c) girl (d) Monday
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) teacher (c) mango (d) Myra

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