Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 494 · 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) city (b) country (c) festival (d) month
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) boy (c) train (d) Mumbai
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) boy (c) Saanvi (d) book
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Japan (c) kite (d) book
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Japan (c) kite (d) Monday
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kaveri (b) elephant (c) river (d) city
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Kenya (c) garden (d) October
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Manav (c) river (d) festival
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) school (c) boy (d) Lucknow
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) day (d) city
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Myra (c) mango (d) book
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) river (c) garden (d) Diwali
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) March (c) Pune (d) festival
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) month
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) city (c) Kenya (d) teacher
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) ball (c) Eid (d) Kolkata
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aditya (b) school (c) mango (d) river
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) day
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Sunday (c) elephant (d) festival
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) city
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) festival (c) kite (d) Aarav
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) country
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) school (c) river (d) Kabir
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) India (c) elephant (d) Jaipur
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) girl (c) pencil (d) garden
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) January (c) month (d) Kenya
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Eid (c) train (d) Mumbai
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) girl (c) Onam (d) city
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) country
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) ball (c) month (d) India
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) January (c) teacher (d) city
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) river
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) festival
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) month
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) pencil (c) mango (d) Godavari
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Holi (c) school (d) Chennai
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) January (c) Lucknow (d) June
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) river
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) city
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) month

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