Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 581 · 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: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) city
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) day
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) ball (c) festival (d) Nisha
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) river
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Narmada (c) Eid (d) mango
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) festival
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) girl (c) garden (d) boy
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) country
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) train (c) girl (d) Pune
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) festival
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) kite (c) month (d) Riya
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Kenya (c) girl (d) Sunday
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) girl (c) city (d) January
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) June (c) March (d) Monday
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) mango (c) Kunal (d) ball
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pongal (b) kite (c) ball (d) teacher
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) festival
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) school (c) city (d) Chennai
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) girl (c) river (d) teacher
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) book (c) Pongal (d) Jaipur
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) river
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Onam (c) Ganga (d) city
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Aisha (c) garden (d) elephant
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) teacher (c) Pooja (d) month
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) month
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Nepal (c) river (d) teacher
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) school (c) Yamuna (d) Mumbai
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) ball (c) elephant (d) Rahul
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) day (d) river
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Kolkata (c) train (d) Narmada
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) India (c) Lucknow (d) Japan
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Delhi (c) elephant (d) Onam
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) ball (c) garden (d) school
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) festival (c) girl (d) Kabir
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) month
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) month (c) Eid (d) Kenya
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) river (c) boy (d) Narmada
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) day
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) elephant (c) garden (d) Sneha
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) ball (c) festival (d) Yamuna

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