Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 226 · 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: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) river
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Pune (c) train (d) school
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) country
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) river
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) day
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) June (c) school (d) Kenya
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Pune (c) Kenya (d) ball
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Kenya (c) mango (d) elephant
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) kite (c) Neel (d) book
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yash (b) pencil (c) city (d) school
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) month
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) ball (c) school (d) India
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) boy (c) pencil (d) Isha
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sneha (b) girl (c) elephant (d) river
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) city
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) pencil (c) Onam (d) Eid
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) river (c) month (d) Godavari
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Monday (c) Friday (d) kite
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) day
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) festival
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) month (c) Japan (d) Onam
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) book (c) boy (d) Ishaan
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) boy (c) Friday (d) Onam
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) pencil (c) Yamuna (d) festival
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) month
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diya (b) month (c) city (d) train
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) month (c) Pongal (d) city
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) city (c) Aarav (d) train
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Monday (c) June (d) Onam
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) garden (c) boy (d) Delhi
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Narmada (c) book (d) Kenya
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) boy (c) city (d) Nepal
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Ganga (c) Friday (d) garden
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Chennai (c) girl (d) Delhi
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Diwali (c) mango (d) March
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) girl (c) Rahul (d) city
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) city
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) festival
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) river
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nisha (b) book (c) teacher (d) city

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