Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 532 · 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) month (b) city (c) festival (d) country
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) month
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Jaipur (c) Pune (d) Chennai
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Godavari (c) teacher (d) pencil
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) mango (c) elephant (d) Yamuna
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) pencil (c) train (d) Kunal
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) country
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) elephant (c) river (d) Lucknow
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Tara (c) teacher (d) city
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) river
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) book (c) January (d) Jaipur
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) river
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) river
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) river
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) festival
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) river (c) Ganga (d) Onam
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) month (c) Yamuna (d) Mumbai
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) river
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) festival
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) boy (c) school (d) January
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Diwali (c) Kolkata (d) June
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) January (c) festival (d) Japan
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) elephant (c) Pune (d) river
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Manav (b) pencil (c) kite (d) book
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) kite (c) train (d) Aarav
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) day
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) elephant (c) Pooja (d) garden
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Farhan (c) train (d) book
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) festival
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) mango (c) city (d) Onam
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) river (c) train (d) October
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) pencil (c) Sunday (d) Eid
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) train (c) teacher (d) river
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Mumbai (c) book (d) city
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Isha (b) garden (c) boy (d) mango
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) river (c) train (d) Kaveri
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) river
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) city (c) garden (d) Meera
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Kaveri (c) boy (d) January
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) country

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