Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 462 · 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) elephant (b) Pune (c) Lucknow (d) Chennai
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) city
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) month
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) month (c) book (d) Saanvi
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) city
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) country
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) day
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) boy (c) pencil (d) train
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) country
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Meera (c) girl (d) ball
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Kunal (c) kite (d) festival
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) October (c) month (d) Onam
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) city (c) boy (d) month
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) day
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Lucknow (c) pencil (d) Chennai
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) garden (c) January (d) Mumbai
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) country
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) March (c) girl (d) Friday
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) festival (c) girl (d) Neel
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aisha (b) boy (c) elephant (d) ball
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) festival
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) boy (c) Kolkata (d) January
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) month
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) mango (c) Jaipur (d) book
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Nepal (c) Jaipur (d) mango
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) ball (c) river (d) elephant
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) January (b) elephant (c) kite (d) school
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) boy (c) teacher (d) Friday
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) kite (c) river (d) Arjun
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) train (c) garden (d) Aditya
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) elephant (c) book (d) June
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) boy (c) Diya (d) garden
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) month
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) month (c) teacher (d) Kolkata
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) city
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) train (c) Karan (d) boy
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) October (c) festival (d) city
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) January (c) Pune (d) Jaipur
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Chennai (c) Sunday (d) festival
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) country

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