Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 384 · 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) month (b) river (c) day (d) city
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) country
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Friday (c) Godavari (d) ball
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kaveri (b) book (c) city (d) boy
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Monday (c) book (d) June
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Kaveri (c) pencil (d) Yamuna
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Sunday (c) Lucknow (d) elephant
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) festival
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) kite (c) Delhi (d) boy
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) pencil (c) girl (d) Nisha
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) June (c) Monday (d) Delhi
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) river (c) train (d) Myra
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) train (c) city (d) Manav
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) boy (c) girl (d) month
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) train (c) book (d) city
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) day (d) month
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) teacher (c) October (d) boy
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) mango (c) elephant (d) ball
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Sunday (c) ball (d) pencil
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) country
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) month
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) day
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) city
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Monday (c) Kolkata (d) Yamuna
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) festival (c) Kenya (d) Friday
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) city
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) train (c) ball (d) India
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) city (c) Narmada (d) June
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) river
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) girl (c) train (d) river
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) girl (c) mango (d) book
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Delhi (c) school (d) Monday
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) day
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Kolkata (c) city (d) boy
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) city
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Dev (b) garden (c) elephant (d) city
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Pooja (c) kite (d) festival
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Lucknow (c) month (d) girl
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Japan (c) river (d) Kenya
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) festival (c) Rahul (d) month

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