Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 526 · 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) kite (b) pencil (c) Lucknow (d) city
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) city
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) city
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yash (b) festival (c) kite (d) mango
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Holi (c) school (d) month
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Narmada (c) city (d) girl
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) month
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Jaipur (c) kite (d) garden
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) mango (c) festival (d) book
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) festival
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Sneha (c) girl (d) boy
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) day
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Eid (c) Kaveri (d) pencil
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) city
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Chennai (c) river (d) book
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Tara (b) mango (c) city (d) festival
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) March (c) Eid (d) book
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) teacher (c) Onam (d) festival
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) city
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) city
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) month
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) school (c) garden (d) Ira
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Delhi (c) teacher (d) month
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Chennai (c) Monday (d) teacher
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) festival
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) river
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) mango (c) Kaveri (d) Lucknow
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) elephant (c) month (d) Ganga
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Diwali (c) kite (d) March
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) city (c) Sunday (d) ball
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) festival (c) Farhan (d) kite
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Pune (c) city (d) Sunday
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Monday (c) pencil (d) month
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) pencil (c) March (d) teacher
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) river (c) ball (d) Saanvi
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) train (c) Sunday (d) Kolkata
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Kolkata (c) river (d) Sunday
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) book (c) train (d) Kavya
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) day
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) festival

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