Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 633 · 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: Chennai is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) country
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) day
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Diwali (c) June (d) train
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) teacher (c) Mumbai (d) girl
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Friday (c) girl (d) pencil
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) city (c) Pongal (d) kite
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) month
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) teacher (c) Delhi (d) boy
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) festival (c) city (d) pencil
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) country
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) city
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) school (c) Pune (d) garden
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) pencil (c) girl (d) book
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) pencil (c) Kolkata (d) Diwali
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Meera (b) book (c) girl (d) city
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Yamuna (c) Friday (d) June
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) festival
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) kite (c) city (d) Holi
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) river
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) country
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) day
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Delhi (c) Chennai (d) teacher
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) festival
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) day (d) country
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) city (c) elephant (d) girl
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Holi (c) Kolkata (d) river
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Nepal (c) Onam (d) ball
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Ishaan (c) train (d) kite
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Godavari (c) river (d) boy
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) month
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Tara (c) river (d) month
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) mango (c) Kolkata (d) Monday
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) city (c) Delhi (d) Holi
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) festival
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) country
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Pune (c) boy (d) Narmada
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diya (b) pencil (c) city (d) girl
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) month
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) city

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