Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 669 · 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) country (b) city (c) day (d) month
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Diwali (c) Monday (d) Onam
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Kenya (c) kite (d) train
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) June (c) river (d) Pune
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Myra (c) girl (d) festival
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) girl (c) Priya (d) garden
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) boy (c) Holi (d) Yamuna
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) pencil (c) Diwali (d) mango
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Kolkata (c) Godavari (d) Nepal
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Aarav (c) mango (d) city
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) October (c) teacher (d) March
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) city
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) festival
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) month (c) Delhi (d) mango
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) country
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Yamuna (c) elephant (d) Nepal
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) day
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) festival
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Ganga (c) Nepal (d) book
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sunday (b) school (c) ball (d) girl
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) school (c) June (d) Chennai
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) river
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) festival
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Friday (c) elephant (d) school
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Monday (c) book (d) elephant
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) city (c) kite (d) Kabir
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) March (c) Jaipur (d) pencil
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) month
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) June (b) garden (c) teacher (d) school
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) day
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Friday (c) Godavari (d) Ganga
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pongal (b) teacher (c) ball (d) pencil
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) country
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) city (c) January (d) festival
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) train (c) Jaipur (d) Chennai
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) month (c) India (d) Godavari
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) festival
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) river
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) festival (c) mango (d) month
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Jaipur (c) Narmada (d) city

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