Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 690 · 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) festival (c) river (d) city
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) train (c) Diwali (d) Friday
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Holi (c) river (d) Pune
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) country
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) month
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) city
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) day
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) boy (c) mango (d) teacher
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) city
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) city
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) month (d) river
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) book (c) June (d) city
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) river (c) Sunday (d) teacher
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) city
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Eid (c) garden (d) school
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) teacher (c) girl (d) Saanvi
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Farhan (b) mango (c) school (d) kite
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) teacher (c) boy (d) elephant
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Sneha (c) school (d) pencil
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) kite (c) Ganga (d) Kolkata
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) day
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) city
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) day
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Lucknow (c) mango (d) Onam
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) river (c) ball (d) Kavya
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) boy (c) Pune (d) Narmada
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Kenya (c) pencil (d) boy
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) day
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Godavari (c) Yamuna (d) festival
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) school (c) Mumbai (d) mango
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Monday (c) Ganga (d) elephant
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) October (c) kite (d) river
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) March (c) Pongal (d) school
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) girl (c) mango (d) garden
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Chennai (c) Kolkata (d) pencil
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) month (c) Yamuna (d) Godavari
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) book (c) girl (d) Ganga
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) school (c) pencil (d) Jaipur
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) festival
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) city (c) Kolkata (d) Eid

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