Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 289 · 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: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) festival
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) day
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) boy (c) Arjun (d) girl
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) month
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) river
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) month (c) elephant (d) kite
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rohan (b) teacher (c) festival (d) girl
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) kite (c) Chennai (d) Lucknow
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) garden (c) mango (d) Nepal
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) city (c) Diya (d) ball
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Friday (c) school (d) ball
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) train (c) Lucknow (d) festival
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) train (c) Kenya (d) Pune
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) month
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) teacher (c) Chennai (d) October
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Monday (c) Pune (d) Kolkata
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Kolkata (c) October (d) girl
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) country
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Japan (c) elephant (d) city
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) book (c) boy (d) Sunday
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) book (c) Pune (d) train
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) mango (c) Holi (d) river
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ananya (b) pencil (c) ball (d) festival
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) river
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) teacher (c) month (d) Omkar
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Sunday (c) river (d) Godavari
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) festival
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) pencil (c) Delhi (d) March
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) pencil (c) Neel (d) school
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) girl (c) Kolkata (d) teacher
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) girl (c) book (d) garden
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) book (c) March (d) India
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) teacher (c) Chennai (d) city
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) city
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) kite (c) January (d) pencil
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) festival
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) country
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) country
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) kite (c) book (d) June
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ishaan (b) city (c) girl (d) festival

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