Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 337 · 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: Mumbai is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) day
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) river
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) train (c) girl (d) Ganga
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) pencil (c) festival (d) city
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) day
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) city
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Friday (c) Monday (d) Sunday
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Jaipur (c) Chennai (d) festival
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Narmada (c) mango (d) river
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) elephant (c) Yamuna (d) Holi
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) boy (c) Lucknow (d) Nepal
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) mango (c) Karan (d) train
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) ball (c) Omkar (d) train
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) river (c) Jaipur (d) Lucknow
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) month
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Kenya (c) garden (d) city
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Godavari (c) garden (d) month
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) January (c) Pongal (d) kite
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Mumbai (c) girl (d) train
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) day
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Nepal (c) ball (d) Yamuna
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) river (c) Monday (d) garden
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Pune (c) January (d) girl
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Zoya (c) book (d) city
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) month
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) day
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aditya (b) kite (c) elephant (d) month
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) day
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) month
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) day
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) boy (c) elephant (d) festival
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) school (c) boy (d) garden
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nisha (b) river (c) pencil (d) kite
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) city
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Delhi (c) Jaipur (d) teacher
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) day
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pongal (b) month (c) mango (d) festival
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) garden (c) Pune (d) Mumbai
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) book (c) boy (d) Farhan
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) garden (c) month (d) book

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