Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 67 · 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: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) month (d) festival
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) pencil (c) March (d) Chennai
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Diwali (c) Monday (d) river
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Ira (c) month (d) train
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) mango (c) teacher (d) ball
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) river (d) city
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) river
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) boy (c) city (d) Sunday
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) ball (c) river (d) girl
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) India (c) kite (d) garden
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) kite (c) Delhi (d) Onam
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Arjun (c) kite (d) mango
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) kite (c) Lucknow (d) boy
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) festival
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) month
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) river
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Monday (c) Mumbai (d) book
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Kenya (c) Nepal (d) Friday
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Delhi (c) India (d) elephant
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) festival
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) June (c) garden (d) Japan
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) city
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) kite (c) ball (d) Holi
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) teacher (c) Sunday (d) Jaipur
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Godavari (c) June (d) city
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) river
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) India (c) school (d) Ganga
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Kaveri (c) month (d) train
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) festival
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) city
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Saanvi (c) girl (d) book
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) book (c) city (d) kite
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) teacher (c) mango (d) Aditya
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) month (c) book (d) Yash
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Pongal (c) ball (d) Delhi
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Mumbai (c) mango (d) pencil
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Pongal (c) river (d) festival
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Chennai (c) mango (d) city
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) month
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Riya (c) school (d) month

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