Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 845 · 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: India is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) day
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Arjun (c) festival (d) month
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) city (c) Holi (d) festival
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aarav (b) pencil (c) river (d) elephant
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) garden (c) kite (d) elephant
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) festival (c) pencil (d) Pongal
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) river (d) city
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Ganga (c) Chennai (d) Monday
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sneha (b) festival (c) teacher (d) book
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Yamuna (c) Kenya (d) Holi
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) country (d) river
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) river (c) ball (d) Kaveri
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Meera (b) train (c) city (d) school
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) river
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) river (c) Neel (d) kite
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) girl (c) Friday (d) June
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) river (d) month
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Yamuna (b) ball (c) train (d) month
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) mango (c) Pune (d) Mumbai
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) festival (d) month
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) January (b) month (c) ball (d) kite
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) elephant (c) festival (d) October
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Jaipur (c) January (d) Kaveri
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Farhan (c) book (d) festival
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Monday (c) garden (d) Yamuna
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Kenya (c) garden (d) city
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) river
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) India (c) garden (d) river
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) month
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) school (c) elephant (d) Dev
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) kite (c) garden (d) Omkar
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Delhi (c) Nepal (d) Yamuna
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) month
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) festival
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) month (c) garden (d) Rohan
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) country
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ira (b) garden (c) month (d) teacher
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) kite (c) river (d) Narmada
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) month
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) river

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