Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 635 · 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: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) country
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) river
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) train (c) Yamuna (d) Jaipur
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Kavya (c) girl (d) garden
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) train (c) boy (d) Kenya
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Pune (c) pencil (d) Onam
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Diwali (c) Ganga (d) school
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) festival (c) Kolkata (d) Pune
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) country
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Pongal (c) Eid (d) kite
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) mango (c) girl (d) city
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Diwali (c) Eid (d) elephant
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) city
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) city
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) river (c) school (d) garden
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) country
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Manav (b) garden (c) teacher (d) festival
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Mumbai (c) river (d) girl
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aisha (b) pencil (c) city (d) school
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) train (c) festival (d) Vivaan
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Priya (b) teacher (c) ball (d) river
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Riya (b) month (c) festival (d) garden
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Chennai (c) March (d) Pune
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) river (c) March (d) Eid
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) boy (c) ball (d) Narmada
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) day
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) city (c) Kolkata (d) ball
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) river (c) ball (d) January
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) river (c) October (d) kite
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Nisha (c) mango (d) month
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) June (c) Sunday (d) Diwali
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) festival
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Kaveri (c) Delhi (d) ball
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Onam (c) Chennai (d) mango
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Narmada (c) Ganga (d) boy
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) teacher (c) Friday (d) month
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) school (c) Jaipur (d) pencil
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) festival (c) Ganga (d) mango
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) festival
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) train (c) boy (d) Lucknow

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