Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 843 · 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: October is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) month
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Onam (c) Mumbai (d) mango
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Mumbai (c) Jaipur (d) book
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) city (c) school (d) Pune
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) river
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) river (c) girl (d) festival
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diya (b) train (c) teacher (d) school
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) India (c) festival (d) teacher
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) book (c) Neel (d) school
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Chennai (c) boy (d) festival
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) river (c) school (d) Riya
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) day
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) month
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) river (d) festival
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Mumbai (c) Chennai (d) Pune
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) city
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) festival
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) day
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) girl (c) June (d) elephant
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) elephant (c) Monday (d) Mumbai
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) festival
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) garden (c) elephant (d) Kolkata
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) January (c) ball (d) Jaipur
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) train (c) Delhi (d) elephant
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) day
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) country
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) river
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) March (c) school (d) mango
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) river (c) ball (d) Saanvi
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) day (d) month
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) kite (c) month (d) school
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) river
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Delhi (c) Lucknow (d) Narmada
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) girl (c) city (d) Rohan
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) month (c) pencil (d) October
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) garden (c) June (d) Onam
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) June (c) Delhi (d) Lucknow
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) river (c) teacher (d) girl
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) river (c) Japan (d) elephant
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) month

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