Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 338 · 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: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) festival
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) festival
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) month
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) festival
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) book (c) Lucknow (d) Monday
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) day
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) January (c) Mumbai (d) girl
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) ball (c) Aisha (d) elephant
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Delhi (c) mango (d) Pune
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) boy (c) Eid (d) June
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) festival (c) river (d) boy
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) day
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) river
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) city
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) city
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) pencil (c) garden (d) teacher
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) festival (c) Holi (d) Nepal
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Monday (c) Pune (d) teacher
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) train (c) pencil (d) Zoya
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) mango (c) girl (d) Pongal
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) river
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Kolkata (c) Holi (d) month
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) month
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) day
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) country
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) river (c) Lucknow (d) mango
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kavya (b) boy (c) month (d) elephant
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Japan (c) teacher (d) girl
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) March (c) ball (d) festival
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) India (c) river (d) Kenya
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) month (c) kite (d) Narmada
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) train (c) Kaveri (d) Jaipur
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) festival (c) boy (d) school
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Saanvi (c) city (d) school
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Kaveri (c) garden (d) Ganga
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) elephant (c) Karan (d) kite
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) pencil (c) Jaipur (d) Chennai
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Chennai (c) Eid (d) March
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) country
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) pencil (c) Farhan (d) book

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