Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 312 · 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) month (b) city (c) country (d) day
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) day
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Diwali (c) Narmada (d) India
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) elephant (c) city (d) kite
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) ball (c) Karan (d) girl
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) river (c) mango (d) Yamuna
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) month
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Ganga (c) Monday (d) boy
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) river (c) kite (d) Aarav
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) elephant (c) ball (d) January
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) elephant (c) Neel (d) city
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Kunal (c) festival (d) mango
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Yamuna (c) Pune (d) pencil
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Pune (c) mango (d) river
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) book (c) Kolkata (d) India
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Mumbai (c) teacher (d) Pongal
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Pune (c) Godavari (d) girl
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Kenya (c) Godavari (d) month
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) festival
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Eid (c) Godavari (d) Nepal
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Eid (c) Monday (d) mango
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) girl (c) Eid (d) garden
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) ball (c) Lucknow (d) Friday
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) day
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) day
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) river
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) month
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Godavari (c) Eid (d) school
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) festival (c) teacher (d) Delhi
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) train (c) pencil (d) Manav
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) school (c) Nisha (d) train
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) pencil (c) kite (d) Vivaan
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) mango (c) city (d) elephant
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Kolkata (c) garden (d) Godavari
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) river (c) mango (d) girl
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) month (c) March (d) city
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) city
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) mango (c) kite (d) Pongal
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) country
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Nepal (c) elephant (d) mango

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