Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

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

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