Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 837 · 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: Chennai is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) city
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) girl (c) mango (d) Dev
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) river
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Diwali (c) month (d) October
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) city (c) mango (d) elephant
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Delhi (c) boy (d) Mumbai
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) elephant (c) city (d) school
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) girl (c) Kolkata (d) India
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) festival
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) river
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) elephant (c) Onam (d) Chennai
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) river (c) Ganga (d) March
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) month
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) month
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) month
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Diwali (c) Monday (d) city
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) train (c) book (d) Ishaan
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Ganga (c) Godavari (d) teacher
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) pencil (c) October (d) Narmada
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) festival
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) kite (c) Jaipur (d) teacher
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) kite (c) school (d) ball
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) India (c) festival (d) garden
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Mumbai (c) river (d) book
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) teacher (c) school (d) Pune
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) girl (c) book (d) Monday
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) festival
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Godavari (b) ball (c) garden (d) book
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) elephant (c) October (d) book
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) day
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) month (d) city
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) city (c) garden (d) Japan
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) country
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) school (c) Kaveri (d) pencil
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Farhan (c) pencil (d) festival
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) river
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) elephant (c) Aisha (d) girl
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) ball (c) pencil (d) Yash
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) India (c) festival (d) June
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Onam (c) mango (d) Lucknow

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