Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 612 · 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) Mumbai (b) Japan (c) city (d) Yamuna
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) day
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) river (c) book (d) Sunday
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) boy (c) Chennai (d) train
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) city
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) boy (c) Nepal (d) Mumbai
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) city (c) river (d) June
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) book (c) teacher (d) March
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) boy (c) Diya (d) elephant
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Godavari (c) pencil (d) Narmada
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Onam (c) Monday (d) Kaveri
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) girl (c) pencil (d) Kenya
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) school (c) Kaveri (d) Monday
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) river
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) teacher (c) garden (d) Godavari
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) train (c) Nisha (d) kite
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) month
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) river (c) Kaveri (d) pencil
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) garden (c) girl (d) boy
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Nepal (c) Mumbai (d) Onam
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) festival
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Friday (c) ball (d) Jaipur
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Saanvi (b) train (c) festival (d) river
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Zoya (b) boy (c) elephant (d) kite
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) day
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Pongal (c) Godavari (d) Jaipur
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) river (c) teacher (d) Eid
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Nepal (c) Godavari (d) Friday
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) festival
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) garden (c) school (d) Pune
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) girl (c) Myra (d) city
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Arjun (b) pencil (c) festival (d) girl
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) garden (c) Nepal (d) Pongal
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) river (d) festival
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Tara (c) pencil (d) month
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) river (d) city
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Dev (c) teacher (d) book
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) girl (c) garden (d) mango
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) country
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) country

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