Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 770 · 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) Chennai (b) Lucknow (c) kite (d) Ganga
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) city
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) boy (c) Riya (d) river
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) teacher (c) Nisha (d) school
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) month
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) city (d) festival
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Sunday (c) river (d) October
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) boy (c) garden (d) city
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Sunday (c) train (d) garden
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) girl (c) river (d) Kaveri
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) river (d) country
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) month (d) festival
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) month
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) boy (c) India (d) book
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Holi (c) India (d) Pongal
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) elephant (c) March (d) teacher
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) October (c) ball (d) teacher
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Godavari (c) Friday (d) month
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) river
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) pencil (c) June (d) Kolkata
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) month
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) festival
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Ganga (c) boy (d) train
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) January (c) festival (d) Jaipur
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) month
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) book (c) Kolkata (d) mango
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) city
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) school (c) river (d) Tara
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) city (d) country
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) kite (c) elephant (d) Japan
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) festival (c) Yamuna (d) city
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) school (c) month (d) Eid
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Mumbai (c) train (d) girl
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) festival
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) girl (c) Onam (d) Godavari
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) boy (c) Ganga (d) Friday
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Delhi (c) ball (d) train
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Onam (c) book (d) Jaipur
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Eid (c) Pune (d) teacher
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) city (c) Onam (d) river

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