Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 350 · 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: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) month (d) city
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Monday (c) June (d) festival
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Kolkata (c) elephant (d) Lucknow
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) month (c) school (d) garden
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Yamuna (c) pencil (d) Pune
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) river (c) Kenya (d) Mumbai
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) country
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Ganga (c) Lucknow (d) Kaveri
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) kite (c) Friday (d) Jaipur
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) boy (c) June (d) pencil
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) month (d) city
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) country (d) city
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) month (d) river
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) boy (c) ball (d) Sunday
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) river (c) boy (d) Zoya
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) mango (c) elephant (d) Onam
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) garden (c) Pune (d) elephant
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) girl (c) train (d) Pooja
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) city
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) country
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Monday (c) Diwali (d) girl
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) month
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Saanvi (b) river (c) school (d) boy
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) train (c) Kolkata (d) mango
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) mango (c) city (d) Dev
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) month (c) Friday (d) girl
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Rohan (c) elephant (d) boy
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) city (c) boy (d) Diwali
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) river
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kunal (b) boy (c) school (d) city
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) elephant (c) March (d) festival
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) river
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) city
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) river
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Onam (c) Sunday (d) train
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) June (c) month (d) Chennai
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) school (c) ball (d) Nepal
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) teacher (c) ball (d) Farhan
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) garden (c) Mumbai (d) October
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) festival (c) garden (d) Aarav

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