Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 737 · 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: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) festival
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) mango (b) Pune (c) Ganga (d) June
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Isha (b) teacher (c) kite (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) city (c) kite (d) Kabir
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) school (c) Arjun (d) river
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) ball (c) Riya (d) garden
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Friday (c) train (d) Yamuna
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) pencil (c) mango (d) garden
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) girl (c) boy (d) river
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) festival
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) river (c) ball (d) Kolkata
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) day
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ananya (b) garden (c) boy (d) month
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Pune (c) Sunday (d) Jaipur
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) ball (c) Kolkata (d) March
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) month
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) elephant (c) river (d) Kaveri
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) river
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) elephant (c) Pune (d) mango
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) garden (c) festival (d) train
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) festival
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) train (c) Onam (d) book
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) school (c) ball (d) Karan
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) city (c) pencil (d) Ganga
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) June (c) month (d) teacher
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) day
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) city
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) country
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) school (c) Godavari (d) Japan
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Onam (c) Lucknow (d) boy
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) festival (c) month (d) boy
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) girl (c) mango (d) Rohan
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) month
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) festival
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Kenya (c) India (d) October
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) river
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) month (c) girl (d) Farhan
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Kaveri (c) Narmada (d) Godavari
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) country (d) city
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) month (c) Kenya (d) book

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