Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 234 · 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: Friday is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) country
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) March (c) India (d) ball
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) month
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Japan (c) Ganga (d) school
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Neel (b) boy (c) festival (d) city
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) school (c) Japan (d) elephant
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) river
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) book (c) June (d) mango
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) month
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Diya (c) city (d) river
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) train (c) March (d) festival
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Godavari (c) ball (d) kite
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Nepal (c) Yamuna (d) teacher
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) India (c) elephant (d) ball
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) city
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Godavari (c) Lucknow (d) elephant
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) January (c) Sunday (d) Yamuna
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) kite (c) Kaveri (d) Mumbai
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Manav (c) month (d) boy
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) festival (c) river (d) Narmada
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) month
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) festival
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) month (c) Dev (d) teacher
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Karan (c) teacher (d) garden
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) river (c) teacher (d) Ganga
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) day
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Kolkata (c) kite (d) city
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Mumbai (c) Eid (d) Lucknow
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) garden (c) festival (d) Chennai
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ira (b) school (c) girl (d) city
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Narmada (c) March (d) city
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) country
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yash (b) garden (c) river (d) boy
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) kite (c) book (d) Aditya
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) teacher (c) Diwali (d) month
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Mumbai (c) train (d) Kaveri
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) city
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Eid (c) ball (d) river
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) train (c) river (d) Sneha
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Friday (c) festival (d) Sunday

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