Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 709 · 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.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) month (c) mango (d) Farhan
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Nepal (c) Yamuna (d) city
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) month (c) Monday (d) kite
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) day
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Yamuna (c) Kolkata (d) school
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Mumbai (c) Godavari (d) mango
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) day
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) kite (c) pencil (d) Vivaan
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) country
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ananya (b) city (c) mango (d) school
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Ganga (c) Godavari (d) Friday
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) river
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) day
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) city
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) day
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) March (c) Chennai (d) elephant
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) month
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Narmada (c) teacher (d) mango
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) book (c) Chennai (d) river
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) river
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) day
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) festival
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) school (c) Delhi (d) city
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) school (c) Ganga (d) train
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) pencil (c) month (d) Diya
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Yamuna (c) January (d) ball
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) teacher (c) Zoya (d) girl
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) country (d) month
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nisha (b) city (c) ball (d) river
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) country
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) pencil (c) train (d) Nepal
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) country
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kunal (b) elephant (c) pencil (d) city
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) river
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Godavari (c) January (d) Eid
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Riya (c) festival (d) river
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Sunday (c) train (d) city
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Kaveri (c) Lucknow (d) Jaipur
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) month
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) month (c) Jaipur (d) boy

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