Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 689 · 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: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) city
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) month
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) river (c) March (d) Narmada
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) day
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) kite (c) Yamuna (d) school
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) festival
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Kolkata (c) Delhi (d) festival
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) city (c) Pongal (d) boy
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Mumbai (c) Pongal (d) teacher
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Nepal (c) girl (d) elephant
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Pune (c) ball (d) June
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) kite (c) book (d) elephant
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) month
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) day
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) month (c) mango (d) school
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) book (c) Pooja (d) river
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) festival (d) country
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) train (c) river (d) Godavari
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) day
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) festival (c) girl (d) Farhan
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) mango (c) Narmada (d) pencil
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Lucknow (c) January (d) kite
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) river
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) city
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) city
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) girl (c) January (d) Onam
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) river (c) Monday (d) pencil
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) teacher (c) Chennai (d) pencil
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) city
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) city (c) Pongal (d) Lucknow
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) train (c) river (d) book
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) country
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) garden (c) Mumbai (d) Ganga
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) school (c) Mumbai (d) Monday
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) river
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) book (c) October (d) June
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) elephant (c) Dev (d) river
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) festival
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Ganga (c) train (d) Kolkata
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) boy (c) Diwali (d) city

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