Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 322 · 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: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) city
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Eid (c) city (d) girl
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) river
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) country
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) month (d) river
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) October (c) garden (d) Yamuna
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Ganga (c) train (d) book
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Riya (b) festival (c) school (d) book
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) June (c) river (d) festival
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Japan (c) school (d) garden
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Holi (c) Mumbai (d) city
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) festival
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ananya (b) mango (c) teacher (d) kite
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) train (c) ball (d) Kaveri
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) month
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) country
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Chennai (c) Delhi (d) Friday
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Nisha (c) mango (d) girl
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) day
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) pencil (c) Delhi (d) Diwali
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) river (c) festival (d) Friday
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) city
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) mango (c) Chennai (d) month
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) book (c) Nepal (d) October
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Ganga (c) Nepal (d) ball
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Diwali (c) month (d) Pongal
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Sneha (c) city (d) school
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) day
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Holi (c) teacher (d) boy
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) month
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Chennai (c) Mumbai (d) Monday
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) festival (c) Kaveri (d) Friday
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Narmada (c) Pune (d) teacher
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Diwali (c) river (d) festival
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aisha (b) boy (c) teacher (d) pencil
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) garden (c) October (d) festival
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) city (c) Onam (d) book
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) pencil (c) festival (d) boy
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) day
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) day

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