Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 75 · 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: Sunday is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) day
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Friday (c) Diwali (d) boy
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) girl (c) June (d) mango
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) girl (c) October (d) festival
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) ball (c) India (d) city
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) pencil (c) Onam (d) Chennai
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Chennai (c) school (d) month
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) girl (c) garden (d) Kaveri
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Saanvi (c) school (d) mango
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) garden (c) city (d) Godavari
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Kaveri (c) March (d) January
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) river (c) kite (d) Mumbai
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) garden (c) Kaveri (d) Mumbai
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Kenya (c) city (d) Kaveri
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) school (c) teacher (d) festival
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) India (c) teacher (d) Onam
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) month (c) Neel (d) elephant
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) mango (c) Lucknow (d) Ganga
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) month (d) day
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) city
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) city
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) month
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) month
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) month (c) Riya (d) kite
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) festival (c) mango (d) Manav
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) month
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Mumbai (c) Chennai (d) kite
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Sunday (c) January (d) March
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) mango (c) ball (d) kite
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) festival
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) month
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) March (c) Pongal (d) ball
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) month
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) book (c) kite (d) Sneha
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) kite (c) Arjun (d) garden
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Ganga (c) Onam (d) girl
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) festival (c) Farhan (d) elephant
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) month (c) Lucknow (d) Kenya
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Ganga (c) Pongal (d) festival

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