Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 485 · 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: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) city
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) month (c) Yash (d) girl
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) country
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) train (c) mango (d) river
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) day
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Meera (c) book (d) pencil
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Nepal (c) Delhi (d) Mumbai
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Holi (c) kite (d) mango
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Pongal (c) teacher (d) January
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Diwali (c) Narmada (d) garden
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Rohan (c) festival (d) ball
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) garden (c) pencil (d) festival
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Holi (c) festival (d) Mumbai
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) month (c) city (d) Kenya
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) book (c) kite (d) school
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) festival
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) city
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) festival (c) teacher (d) January
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) city
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) festival
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Ananya (c) festival (d) teacher
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) city
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) garden (c) month (d) Kavya
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Yamuna (c) school (d) Kenya
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) book (c) Sunday (d) January
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) month
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Ganga (c) Sunday (d) Eid
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Chennai (c) Jaipur (d) train
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) train (c) Jaipur (d) girl
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) month (c) teacher (d) garden
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) festival
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) festival
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Lucknow (c) mango (d) school
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) month
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) festival
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) country
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Mumbai (c) Kenya (d) pencil
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Yamuna (c) October (d) Pune
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) kite (c) October (d) city
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Manav (c) festival (d) river

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