Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 666 · 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: Kenya is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) country
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) city
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) teacher (c) festival (d) river
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Nepal (c) March (d) elephant
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Mumbai (c) Chennai (d) pencil
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) June (c) teacher (d) river
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) India (c) Kolkata (d) Lucknow
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) India (c) Godavari (d) Kenya
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) city
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) country
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Monday (c) book (d) girl
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) book (c) river (d) Japan
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Ganga (c) girl (d) Lucknow
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) river
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) day
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) month (c) Jaipur (d) Friday
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Nepal (c) June (d) school
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) river (c) girl (d) train
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) teacher (c) Nepal (d) Ganga
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) river (c) month (d) Ira
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) river (c) Mumbai (d) Narmada
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Ganga (c) pencil (d) festival
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) river (c) festival (d) Kunal
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ishaan (b) ball (c) mango (d) kite
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) January (c) garden (d) city
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) city
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Onam (c) city (d) Japan
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) day
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) city (c) Aarav (d) kite
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) day
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) country
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) March (c) mango (d) teacher
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) mango (c) Delhi (d) Holi
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) boy (c) Godavari (d) city
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Priya (b) boy (c) kite (d) pencil
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) country (d) city
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Sunday (c) Mumbai (d) boy
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) day
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) school (c) book (d) Kaveri
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Kavya (c) school (d) book

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