Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 196 · 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) festival (b) city (c) mango (d) Ira
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) festival
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) festival
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) day (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Monday (c) Kolkata (d) boy
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) school (c) Sunday (d) river
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) river (c) mango (d) Chennai
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) river
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) city (c) ball (d) Delhi
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) festival
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) January (c) Delhi (d) ball
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) day
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) school (c) pencil (d) Pune
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Friday (c) pencil (d) river
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) girl (c) festival (d) Kolkata
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Eid (c) boy (d) pencil
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) pencil (c) train (d) teacher
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Onam (c) Narmada (d) elephant
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Jaipur (c) city (d) Mumbai
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Friday (c) Kenya (d) train
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) ball (c) Tara (d) garden
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Friday (c) Narmada (d) Yamuna
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) train (c) school (d) ball
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) festival
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) day
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Nepal (c) month (d) Pongal
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) train (c) pencil (d) Holi
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Vivaan (b) boy (c) elephant (d) garden
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Diwali (c) girl (d) festival
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) month
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) river
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) boy (c) Onam (d) mango
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) teacher (c) Dev (d) school
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) June (c) Yamuna (d) pencil
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) month (c) Pongal (d) river
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) month
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) mango (c) elephant (d) Diya
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) river
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Lucknow (c) June (d) mango
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) mango (c) Mumbai (d) festival

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