Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 584 · 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) train (b) river (c) Vivaan (d) book
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Onam (c) month (d) Holi
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) month
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Eid (c) teacher (d) Ganga
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) country
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) river
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Mumbai (c) boy (d) book
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) city
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Delhi (c) Nepal (d) train
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) festival (c) Kenya (d) October
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Chennai (c) river (d) January
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Monday (c) Jaipur (d) January
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) city
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Chennai (c) Yamuna (d) book
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Japan (c) Lucknow (d) school
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ananya (b) ball (c) teacher (d) month
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) school (c) book (d) Arjun
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) river
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) day
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) day
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Nepal (c) Eid (d) Pune
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) month
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Diwali (c) garden (d) festival
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) book (c) pencil (d) Kavya
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) book (c) Ira (d) city
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) month (c) ball (d) teacher
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) city
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Priya (b) boy (c) ball (d) city
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) teacher (c) June (d) garden
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) month
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) river
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) festival
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Kolkata (c) boy (d) Sunday
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Japan (c) boy (d) month
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Japan (c) Chennai (d) India
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Lucknow (c) book (d) girl
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Sunday (c) elephant (d) March
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Narmada (c) March (d) Friday
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) festival
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) month

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