Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 746 · 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 common noun? (a) Sunday (b) train (c) Monday (d) Yamuna
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) festival
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Delhi (c) month (d) Yamuna
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) river
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) month
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Jaipur (c) city (d) month
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) June (c) Monday (d) Japan
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) book (c) garden (d) Riya
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) festival
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Ganga (c) Eid (d) mango
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) ball (c) Chennai (d) book
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Chennai (c) Godavari (d) elephant
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) day (d) city
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) ball (c) train (d) month
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Kolkata (c) boy (d) Mumbai
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) city (c) Yamuna (d) mango
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) city
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) school (c) Ishaan (d) book
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) festival (c) kite (d) Holi
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) city (c) boy (d) girl
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) festival
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) girl (c) elephant (d) Nisha
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Monday (c) festival (d) city
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) teacher (c) Lucknow (d) Japan
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) garden (c) boy (d) mango
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) school (c) Pune (d) Godavari
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) city
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) June (c) teacher (d) festival
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) river (c) Nepal (d) Monday
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) teacher (c) boy (d) Lucknow
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) June (c) March (d) Diwali
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) kite (c) pencil (d) Diwali
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Japan (c) mango (d) elephant
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) river
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) river (c) kite (d) Pongal
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) ball (c) festival (d) Pune
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) month
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) river (c) garden (d) Arjun
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) river
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kaveri (b) city (c) river (d) book

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