Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 422 · 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.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) kite (c) Lucknow (d) Jaipur
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) country
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) city
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) garden (c) elephant (d) Chennai
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Eid (c) Chennai (d) Japan
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) festival (c) June (d) elephant
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) school (c) garden (d) Kaveri
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) country
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Narmada (c) India (d) mango
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) January (c) kite (d) ball
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Lucknow (c) kite (d) girl
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) India (c) Onam (d) Japan
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Sunday (c) Jaipur (d) month
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) festival
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) month
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) country
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) river (c) boy (d) Farhan
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Eid (c) Holi (d) train
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Mumbai (c) Japan (d) Pune
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Yamuna (c) mango (d) teacher
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) month
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Yash (c) festival (d) mango
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) elephant (c) Lucknow (d) Chennai
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) country (d) city
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) teacher (c) city (d) March
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) train (c) Godavari (d) kite
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Kaveri (c) Japan (d) girl
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) garden (c) boy (d) Nepal
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) India (c) teacher (d) month
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Pongal (c) elephant (d) month
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) festival
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Mumbai (c) school (d) Lucknow
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) month
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) day
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) mango (c) city (d) Monday
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Kavya (c) river (d) garden
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) river
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) train (c) Kolkata (d) book
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) elephant (c) Sneha (d) school
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) river

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