Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 270 · 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: Holi is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) festival
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) festival
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) kite (c) boy (d) Omkar
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) garden (c) pencil (d) Isha
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) month
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) teacher (c) Sunday (d) Jaipur
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) city
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) festival (c) girl (d) river
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) pencil (c) Pune (d) river
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) city
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) school (c) Delhi (d) Friday
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) kite (c) Lucknow (d) river
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Friday (c) Monday (d) Yamuna
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) elephant (c) Yamuna (d) Lucknow
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) pencil (c) Aarav (d) city
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Kaveri (c) boy (d) river
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) girl (c) school (d) January
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) garden (c) Onam (d) Ganga
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Vivaan (c) book (d) boy
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Pune (c) book (d) Jaipur
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Chennai (c) Eid (d) city
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Eid (c) river (d) month
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) train (c) festival (d) June
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Farhan (b) city (c) teacher (d) ball
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) boy (c) teacher (d) school
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) city
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) festival
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Monday (c) river (d) October
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Ganga (c) June (d) festival
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) girl (c) Yamuna (d) Mumbai
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) month (c) Friday (d) book
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) month
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) city
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Friday (c) Mumbai (d) ball
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) day
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) day
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) city
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) country
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) teacher (c) river (d) Pongal
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) city

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