Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 729 · 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: Narmada is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) day
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Manav (b) book (c) teacher (d) month
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) June (c) girl (d) elephant
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) school (c) Kunal (d) train
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) river
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) pencil (c) Nisha (d) festival
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) garden (c) Friday (d) festival
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) day
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) month (c) Ganga (d) Delhi
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) city
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) festival (c) Mumbai (d) Kaveri
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Jaipur (c) festival (d) mango
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Lucknow (c) school (d) Monday
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) festival (c) mango (d) Ganga
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Nepal (c) Kolkata (d) Chennai
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) country (d) day
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) river
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) day
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) girl (c) ball (d) school
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Holi (c) Monday (d) river
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) pencil (c) school (d) Kaveri
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) river
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Holi (c) girl (d) Onam
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) garden (c) boy (d) Onam
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) pencil (c) Friday (d) Onam
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) month
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Ganga (c) Kolkata (d) Narmada
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) festival
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Yamuna (c) Nepal (d) Japan
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) book (c) Narmada (d) teacher
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) boy (c) Monday (d) Friday
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) river
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) train (c) city (d) Kabir
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diya (b) pencil (c) ball (d) teacher
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Pongal (c) pencil (d) train
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) month
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Ishaan (c) ball (d) city
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) month (c) Nepal (d) book
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) kite (c) Delhi (d) girl
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Vivaan (c) boy (d) school

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