Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 677 · 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: Sunday is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) country
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) girl (c) Myra (d) teacher
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Friday (c) Lucknow (d) Chennai
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) ball (c) Mumbai (d) Chennai
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) boy (c) Yamuna (d) ball
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Yamuna (c) India (d) city
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Pune (c) festival (d) Delhi
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Godavari (c) Mumbai (d) boy
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) school (c) book (d) Ganga
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Ganga (c) Kolkata (d) Delhi
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Omkar (c) city (d) girl
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) festival
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) city
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) teacher (c) Eid (d) boy
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Mumbai (c) India (d) train
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Mumbai (c) Ganga (d) elephant
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) India (c) train (d) city
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Narmada (c) festival (d) teacher
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Japan (c) Jaipur (d) school
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) month (c) Monday (d) Delhi
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) country (d) river
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) river (d) month
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) boy (c) girl (d) Chennai
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) river
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) country
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Delhi (c) boy (d) girl
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) elephant (c) boy (d) Meera
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) boy (c) teacher (d) Neel
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) ball (c) Lucknow (d) kite
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) teacher (c) pencil (d) Manav
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) girl (c) boy (d) Kenya
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) book (c) train (d) Kaveri
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) book (c) Onam (d) boy
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) book (c) March (d) festival
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) country
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) festival
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) June (b) river (c) teacher (d) garden
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) day
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) day
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) river

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