Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 445 · 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) festival (b) country (c) city (d) day
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) June (c) kite (d) Friday
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Chennai (c) mango (d) book
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) garden (c) festival (d) river
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) city
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Saanvi (b) book (c) pencil (d) train
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) train (c) Nepal (d) Mumbai
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) month
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Kaveri (c) school (d) Lucknow
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) boy (c) elephant (d) festival
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) kite (c) city (d) school
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) festival
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) school (c) Aisha (d) pencil
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) festival
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) teacher (c) Vivaan (d) boy
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Aditya (c) ball (d) boy
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Monday (c) pencil (d) festival
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Eid (c) Delhi (d) teacher
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) festival
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) city
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) city
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) mango (c) pencil (d) Japan
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Eid (c) train (d) mango
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) festival
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) month (d) city
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Kenya (c) Jaipur (d) Ganga
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Jaipur (c) March (d) festival
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) country
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) river (c) teacher (d) Kabir
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) festival (c) Holi (d) ball
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Diwali (c) mango (d) teacher
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) river
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Godavari (c) Lucknow (d) Chennai
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) boy (c) teacher (d) March
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) month
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Kaveri (c) Lucknow (d) boy
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) river (c) March (d) Kenya
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) river
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) garden (c) city (d) Omkar
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) elephant (c) river (d) city

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