Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 538 · 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) January (b) festival (c) garden (d) ball
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) river
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Kaveri (c) October (d) Lucknow
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) city
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Sunday (c) train (d) garden
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) city (c) Omkar (d) train
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Godavari (c) book (d) garden
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) June (c) garden (d) Nepal
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) month (c) Ganga (d) Nepal
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) train (c) Friday (d) book
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) kite (c) teacher (d) Mumbai
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) kite (c) festival (d) Yamuna
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) March (c) Chennai (d) kite
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) city
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) city
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) mango (c) Pongal (d) girl
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Monday (c) city (d) October
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) city
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) month
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) month
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) girl (c) Pune (d) Yamuna
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) city
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Kaveri (c) city (d) mango
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) school (c) Holi (d) Kenya
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) city
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Pune (c) June (d) train
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Nepal (c) March (d) pencil
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Vivaan (b) river (c) book (d) city
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Kolkata (c) Japan (d) mango
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) city
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) city
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) festival
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) India (c) Kaveri (d) teacher
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) October (c) Jaipur (d) river
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) river
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Kaveri (c) ball (d) Lucknow
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) city (c) Chennai (d) pencil
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Monday (c) river (d) city
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Pune (c) ball (d) garden

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