Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 548 · 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: Kolkata is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) month
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Lucknow (c) Ganga (d) Pune
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Pongal (c) Chennai (d) boy
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) river (c) ball (d) train
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) pencil (c) girl (d) Pune
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Sunday (c) Onam (d) city
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Saanvi (b) girl (c) school (d) month
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Kunal (c) mango (d) elephant
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) city
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) country
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Ganga (c) Kolkata (d) Narmada
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Chennai (c) Kolkata (d) Narmada
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Narmada (c) Jaipur (d) girl
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Ganga (c) river (d) mango
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) boy (c) kite (d) October
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) month
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) country (d) month
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Rahul (c) elephant (d) teacher
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) elephant (c) Jaipur (d) month
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) January (c) kite (d) mango
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) mango (c) month (d) book
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) school (c) city (d) Yamuna
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Narmada (c) Pongal (d) elephant
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Eid (c) Chennai (d) river
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Pune (c) book (d) Jaipur
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) river
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) mango (c) book (d) kite
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) city
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) city
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Holi (c) Kenya (d) festival
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) river
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) school (c) Arjun (d) festival
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) train (c) pencil (d) school
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) river
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) boy (c) Kavya (d) month
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Lucknow (c) pencil (d) Japan
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) month
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Meera (b) book (c) river (d) month
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) teacher (c) Myra (d) train
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) month (d) city

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