Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 383 · 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: March is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) country
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Holi (c) March (d) elephant
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) month
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) month
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) girl (c) Lucknow (d) Nepal
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Diwali (c) train (d) elephant
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) mango (c) Pongal (d) city
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) kite (c) Tara (d) river
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) girl (c) kite (d) elephant
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) India (c) river (d) Chennai
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) school (c) city (d) teacher
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) pencil (c) festival (d) Lucknow
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) country
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) day
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) train (c) garden (d) Pune
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) elephant (c) Delhi (d) festival
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Narmada (c) pencil (d) ball
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) train (c) ball (d) Myra
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) girl (c) city (d) Kaveri
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) boy (c) Karan (d) festival
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) festival (c) India (d) Eid
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) city
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Aarav (c) city (d) elephant
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) month (d) festival
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) boy (c) Holi (d) Ganga
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) ball (c) teacher (d) city
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) book (c) Holi (d) India
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) country
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) kite (c) Narmada (d) Chennai
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) school (c) Godavari (d) ball
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) day
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Eid (c) teacher (d) book
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) festival (c) Kenya (d) elephant
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Nepal (c) Holi (d) pencil
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) river (c) boy (d) Jaipur
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Holi (c) festival (d) city
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) teacher (c) Nepal (d) March
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) school (c) Chennai (d) boy
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) city
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) river

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