Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 824 · 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: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) city
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) festival
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) girl (c) elephant (d) Farhan
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Narmada (c) Onam (d) Pune
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) book (c) elephant (d) train
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Delhi (c) Sunday (d) Lucknow
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) mango (c) Narmada (d) city
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) January (c) Kenya (d) Mumbai
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) river
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) kite (c) June (d) boy
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) pencil (c) Yamuna (d) festival
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) day
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Eid (c) June (d) garden
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) festival
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) day
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Delhi (c) train (d) boy
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Vivaan (b) month (c) festival (d) pencil
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Yamuna (c) Pune (d) book
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) country (d) festival
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) teacher (c) Godavari (d) book
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) teacher (c) Friday (d) June
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) festival (c) Kolkata (d) city
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) ball (c) city (d) January
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) elephant (c) India (d) Diwali
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) river (c) Sunday (d) garden
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) garden (c) kite (d) Nepal
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Saanvi (c) school (d) pencil
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) March (c) Chennai (d) Japan
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Rohan (c) pencil (d) teacher
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Yamuna (c) Jaipur (d) Godavari
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Kenya (c) Monday (d) girl
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) teacher (c) elephant (d) girl
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Eid (c) mango (d) January
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Pooja (c) school (d) pencil
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) festival (c) month (d) train
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) train (c) city (d) elephant
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) city
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) ball (c) teacher (d) kite
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) month
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) river (d) city

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