Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 240 · 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: India is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) country
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) boy (c) garden (d) Pune
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) teacher (c) boy (d) Myra
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) kite (c) Delhi (d) Mumbai
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) country (d) city
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) book (c) festival (d) month
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Delhi (c) Ganga (d) Pongal
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Rohan (c) train (d) girl
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) mango (c) Pongal (d) Kenya
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) city (c) Mumbai (d) teacher
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Monday (c) Kaveri (d) book
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) festival
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) month (c) teacher (d) Godavari
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) teacher (c) ball (d) Vivaan
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) month
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) mango (c) India (d) book
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) country
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) day
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) river
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) country
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) month (c) Ira (d) school
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) January (b) book (c) elephant (d) kite
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kaveri (b) river (c) boy (d) elephant
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) mango (c) Neel (d) festival
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) kite (c) city (d) Friday
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Godavari (c) pencil (d) October
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) girl (c) Isha (d) pencil
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) city
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) country (d) river
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Onam (c) girl (d) Yamuna
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) river
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Eid (c) Lucknow (d) Kolkata
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Kaveri (c) city (d) Jaipur
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) month
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Mumbai (c) river (d) Jaipur
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) ball (c) school (d) Ganga
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) river (c) June (d) school
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) river
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Kolkata (c) Chennai (d) ball
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Diwali (c) school (d) Kaveri

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