Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 697 · 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) city (b) month (c) day (d) country
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) day
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) girl (c) festival (d) book
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Meera (b) city (c) garden (d) ball
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) festival
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) India (c) teacher (d) train
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Pongal (c) Jaipur (d) Mumbai
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) mango (c) Pongal (d) Japan
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Kolkata (c) Godavari (d) Holi
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) day
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) girl (c) Ananya (d) boy
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) city
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) mango (c) city (d) Lucknow
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) country
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Kolkata (c) teacher (d) elephant
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) country
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) kite (c) Friday (d) garden
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Kunal (c) kite (d) girl
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Mumbai (c) Pongal (d) Sunday
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) garden (c) festival (d) river
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Chennai (c) pencil (d) Mumbai
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) teacher (c) October (d) Friday
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) teacher (c) Ira (d) festival
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) month
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) month (c) Onam (d) garden
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kaveri (b) city (c) boy (d) elephant
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) month
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Kaveri (c) Godavari (d) Friday
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Pooja (c) festival (d) mango
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) festival (c) book (d) Kavya
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) city
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Sunday (c) mango (d) kite
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) school (c) kite (d) pencil
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) country
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) festival
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Diwali (c) Monday (d) Mumbai
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) festival
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Diwali (c) girl (d) city
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Eid (c) train (d) school
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Pongal (c) elephant (d) India

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