Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 397 · 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: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) city
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Delhi (c) Eid (d) Lucknow
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) ball (c) Kolkata (d) Yamuna
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Jaipur (c) Lucknow (d) Ganga
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Onam (c) Chennai (d) Holi
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) day
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) country
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) school (c) kite (d) Jaipur
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) country
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) ball (c) garden (d) city
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Mumbai (c) Friday (d) kite
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) June (c) Ganga (d) Jaipur
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pongal (b) book (c) mango (d) ball
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) city (c) Sunday (d) mango
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) river
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) river
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) book (c) March (d) ball
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Rohan (c) garden (d) city
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) garden (c) Chennai (d) Narmada
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Chennai (c) Godavari (d) Holi
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Onam (c) Nepal (d) book
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) river (c) India (d) ball
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Mumbai (c) Monday (d) pencil
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) country
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) city
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) river
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) city (c) mango (d) Yamuna
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) January (c) month (d) kite
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) country
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) month
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) country
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Kavya (c) train (d) boy
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) teacher (c) elephant (d) Pune
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) river (c) garden (d) Farhan
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diya (b) pencil (c) ball (d) river
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) boy (c) Meera (d) mango
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) river (c) city (d) Neel
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) month (c) India (d) Yamuna
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) river
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) October (c) month (d) boy

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