Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 641 · 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: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) city
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) day
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) train (c) city (d) Kolkata
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Chennai (c) festival (d) ball
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) school (c) Friday (d) month
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) teacher (c) Narmada (d) ball
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) country
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) day
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) kite (c) pencil (d) Pooja
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) month (c) pencil (d) Sunday
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) train (c) Narmada (d) Pune
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) city
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Monday (c) book (d) Narmada
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) elephant (c) pencil (d) Ishaan
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) festival (c) city (d) elephant
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Kolkata (c) pencil (d) Godavari
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Kenya (c) June (d) festival
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) festival
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Jaipur (c) Lucknow (d) Kaveri
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) river (c) pencil (d) India
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Yamuna (c) Nepal (d) elephant
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) garden (c) Nepal (d) Ganga
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Monday (c) boy (d) Friday
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) garden (c) city (d) Manav
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) mango (c) Aarav (d) month
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Holi (c) Sunday (d) teacher
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Ganga (c) river (d) Delhi
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) kite (c) Pune (d) month
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) month (d) city
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Kaveri (c) Chennai (d) kite
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) country
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) month (c) elephant (d) garden
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Eid (c) Pongal (d) Delhi
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) train (c) boy (d) June
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) month (c) boy (d) Diwali
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Neel (c) girl (d) garden
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) festival
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) river (c) Pongal (d) girl
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) day
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Delhi (c) month (d) Sunday

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