Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 467 · 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 proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) train (c) book (d) Holi
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Chennai (c) March (d) Lucknow
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) river
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) river (c) book (d) Mumbai
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) book (c) teacher (d) January
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) pencil (c) Jaipur (d) Lucknow
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) country
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) city (c) Diwali (d) Pongal
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Monday (c) ball (d) Lucknow
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) river
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Farhan (c) train (d) elephant
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) festival
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) train (c) garden (d) Eid
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) country
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) festival
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Chennai (c) Delhi (d) mango
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) city
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) country
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Monday (c) month (d) Diwali
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) day
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) girl (c) school (d) June
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) month (c) Rohan (d) boy
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Mumbai (c) India (d) Kenya
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Sunday (c) kite (d) festival
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) June (c) Jaipur (d) river
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) festival
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) month
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Narmada (c) festival (d) month
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aarav (b) festival (c) month (d) school
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) book (c) river (d) Monday
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) month (c) girl (d) teacher
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) river
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) festival
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) ball (c) mango (d) boy
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) March (c) Chennai (d) Lucknow
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Friday (c) Narmada (d) teacher
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Mumbai (c) book (d) India
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) festival
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) kite (c) pencil (d) festival
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) garden (c) month (d) Dev

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