Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 841 · 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: Kenya is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) city
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Friday (c) Kaveri (d) March
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Manav (c) boy (d) girl
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) festival (c) river (d) garden
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) festival (c) river (d) garden
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) country
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) day (d) city
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Japan (c) Pongal (d) Lucknow
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Godavari (c) Yamuna (d) teacher
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Kavya (c) month (d) elephant
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) city (c) Kolkata (d) river
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) day
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) river
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) school (c) river (d) June
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) festival
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Ganga (c) Friday (d) Delhi
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Kaveri (c) mango (d) river
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Ananya (c) school (d) festival
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) month
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Lucknow (c) Mumbai (d) pencil
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Pongal (c) month (d) mango
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) boy (c) Friday (d) river
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Godavari (c) festival (d) Diwali
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) school (c) Mumbai (d) Kaveri
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) country
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Rahul (c) girl (d) river
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) book (c) Kolkata (d) Lucknow
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) train (c) Yamuna (d) Kaveri
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) month (c) garden (d) Delhi
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Meera (b) pencil (c) city (d) teacher
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) January (c) city (d) month
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) month
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) month (c) Onam (d) festival
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) train (c) Lucknow (d) teacher
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) ball (c) book (d) October
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) city (c) festival (d) Aarav
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) city (d) day
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) festival
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Holi (c) kite (d) Yamuna
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Isha (c) teacher (d) boy

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