Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 599 · 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 common noun? (a) Japan (b) Delhi (c) Nepal (d) ball
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) festival
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) month
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) train (c) Aarav (d) pencil
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) city
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) teacher (c) Lucknow (d) Ganga
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) country
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) country (d) river
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Holi (c) Lucknow (d) Delhi
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) festival
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Zoya (b) festival (c) river (d) garden
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Pune (c) ball (d) train
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Delhi (c) kite (d) Sunday
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Mumbai (c) school (d) Chennai
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Godavari (c) city (d) river
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Yamuna (c) city (d) river
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) garden (c) India (d) Kolkata
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) festival (c) teacher (d) Onam
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) river
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) festival
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) month (c) January (d) festival
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aisha (b) girl (c) elephant (d) kite
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kaveri (b) garden (c) festival (d) city
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) river
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sneha (b) month (c) festival (d) garden
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) river (c) March (d) train
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) country
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Sunday (c) festival (d) India
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Chennai (c) mango (d) city
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) city
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) garden (c) girl (d) Nepal
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) country
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) river (c) book (d) Vivaan
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) city (c) Diwali (d) kite
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) day (d) month
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Rohan (c) garden (d) train
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Japan (c) girl (d) garden
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) river (c) boy (d) India
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Sunday (c) Chennai (d) January
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Diwali (c) June (d) book

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