Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 637 · 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) India (b) book (c) city (d) festival
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) city
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) day
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) kite (c) Tara (d) month
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kabir (b) garden (c) school (d) elephant
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) mango (c) Diwali (d) Chennai
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) city
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) day (d) festival
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Delhi (c) Nepal (d) Pongal
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Narmada (c) Japan (d) teacher
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) day
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Yash (c) kite (d) ball
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Japan (c) mango (d) festival
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) mango (c) pencil (d) Lucknow
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) country
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) day
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) garden (c) January (d) elephant
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Friday (c) month (d) elephant
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) girl (c) festival (d) kite
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) October (c) Japan (d) Pongal
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) river
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Chennai (c) Holi (d) river
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) teacher (c) mango (d) train
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) kite (c) Ananya (d) city
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) festival
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) city (c) book (d) Sunday
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) book (c) boy (d) Delhi
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) city
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) country
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Eid (c) Pune (d) pencil
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) elephant (c) teacher (d) pencil
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Chennai (c) month (d) train
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) city
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) river
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) boy (c) school (d) girl
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Karan (c) month (d) city
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) train (c) festival (d) Vivaan
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Japan (c) Mumbai (d) Delhi
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) river (d) month
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Pune (c) girl (d) Onam

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