Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 391 · 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) day (b) month (c) city (d) country
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) book (c) Jaipur (d) March
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) boy (c) Monday (d) Pongal
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Sunday (c) elephant (d) girl
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) city (c) India (d) teacher
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) month
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) March (c) Nepal (d) school
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) book (c) teacher (d) Pune
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) month
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) month
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) city
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) city (c) train (d) Aarav
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) girl (c) Nepal (d) city
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) garden (c) Kenya (d) Japan
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Diwali (c) girl (d) Kaveri
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Jaipur (c) Yamuna (d) mango
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) city
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Jaipur (c) Mumbai (d) kite
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Ganga (c) Monday (d) June
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) month
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Mumbai (c) pencil (d) Holi
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) June (c) city (d) elephant
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Onam (c) June (d) month
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) day
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) festival
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) month
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) city
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) March (c) festival (d) Yamuna
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) ball (c) Eid (d) girl
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) festival (c) kite (d) Japan
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) month (c) Jaipur (d) train
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Kunal (c) city (d) train
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) January (c) city (d) Eid
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aisha (b) kite (c) month (d) ball
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Onam (c) Yamuna (d) Sunday
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Godavari (c) river (d) city
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) country
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) day
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) river (c) Chennai (d) elephant
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) train (c) October (d) garden

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