Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 513 · 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) Rohan (b) mango (c) elephant (d) river
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) country
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Delhi (c) book (d) pencil
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) river (c) boy (d) Chennai
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) day
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Nepal (c) month (d) Onam
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) day
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) month
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) river (d) city
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) city (c) school (d) garden
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) festival
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Onam (c) city (d) Pongal
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Holi (c) boy (d) train
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) festival
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Arjun (b) boy (c) book (d) garden
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) city
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) train (c) city (d) Friday
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) ball (c) Kolkata (d) Delhi
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) girl (c) Kavya (d) train
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) river
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) India (c) Kolkata (d) Lucknow
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) girl (c) Pune (d) January
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) country (d) city
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Neel (c) teacher (d) train
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) ball (c) Pongal (d) city
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) mango (c) garden (d) Godavari
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Rahul (c) festival (d) city
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Kenya (c) garden (d) Godavari
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Nepal (c) girl (d) garden
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Sunday (c) girl (d) school
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) girl (c) Aisha (d) month
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) train (c) book (d) kite
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) March (c) mango (d) January
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) festival (c) school (d) Kolkata
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) girl (c) January (d) month
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) June (b) pencil (c) river (d) city
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) country
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) river
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) day (d) city
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) river

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