Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 215 · 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: Nepal is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) day
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) kite (c) city (d) Jaipur
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) city
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) month
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Yamuna (c) pencil (d) festival
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) day (d) city
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Lucknow (c) ball (d) Narmada
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) month (c) Japan (d) city
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) city
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Japan (c) Onam (d) city
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) country
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) January (c) Pongal (d) mango
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) elephant (c) Lucknow (d) Chennai
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) ball (c) festival (d) garden
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) mango (c) kite (d) Friday
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) boy (c) Sunday (d) kite
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Kaveri (c) festival (d) Holi
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Onam (c) January (d) Godavari
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rohan (b) teacher (c) garden (d) girl
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) ball (c) Yash (d) teacher
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) India (c) October (d) Kolkata
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) festival
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) festival
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) city (c) elephant (d) Pongal
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) month (d) day
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) October (c) festival (d) school
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Delhi (c) pencil (d) Pongal
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) school (c) river (d) pencil
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Jaipur (c) Pongal (d) boy
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Jaipur (c) Pune (d) kite
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) city (c) pencil (d) June
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) June (c) Japan (d) Mumbai
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Diwali (c) Ganga (d) Monday
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) pencil (c) festival (d) train
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) river
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) city
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) day
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Kavya (c) girl (d) teacher
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) train (c) Kenya (d) Yamuna
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) kite (c) girl (d) Kenya

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