Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 272 · 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: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) city
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) festival
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Godavari (c) Jaipur (d) Sunday
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) elephant (c) festival (d) Isha
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) month
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) girl (c) month (d) Kabir
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) January (c) Eid (d) girl
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) boy (c) Kaveri (d) kite
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Yamuna (c) pencil (d) March
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) train (c) city (d) boy
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) girl (c) month (d) Saanvi
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Jaipur (c) girl (d) garden
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Mumbai (c) Narmada (d) Kenya
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) month
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) city
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) January (c) teacher (d) school
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) ball (c) Delhi (d) January
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) girl (c) ball (d) kite
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) city (c) June (d) Jaipur
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) India (c) Jaipur (d) kite
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Delhi (c) Ganga (d) Kolkata
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) country
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Jaipur (c) Sunday (d) October
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) month
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) mango (c) Pongal (d) festival
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) city
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) river
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) city (c) Ishaan (d) girl
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) elephant (c) mango (d) festival
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Japan (c) Diwali (d) boy
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) festival
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Aditya (c) ball (d) elephant
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) day (d) month
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) pencil (c) girl (d) Arjun
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) pencil (c) ball (d) book
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Ganga (c) June (d) elephant
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) country
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) day (d) city
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) city
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Kenya (c) river (d) festival

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