Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 880 · 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) festival (d) city
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) festival (d) month
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) month (c) Myra (d) festival
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) day
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sunday (b) festival (c) month (d) boy
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) river (c) elephant (d) Diwali
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) March (c) elephant (d) Narmada
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Kenya (c) pencil (d) Pongal
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) book (c) city (d) mango
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) month
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) girl (c) elephant (d) Delhi
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) river
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Friday (c) school (d) January
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Friday (c) ball (d) Godavari
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) month (c) train (d) June
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Kolkata (c) Yamuna (d) girl
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) festival
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) river (c) city (d) Onam
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Japan (c) boy (d) train
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) India (c) Kenya (d) city
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) garden (c) girl (d) river
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) river
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) kite (c) Jaipur (d) festival
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) Kabir
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) mango (c) Rahul (d) city
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) river (b) Godavari (c) Onam (d) Japan
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Lucknow (c) Japan (d) festival
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) city
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) January (b) teacher (c) river (d) train
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Mumbai (c) month (d) girl
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Godavari (c) kite (d) June
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Japan (c) Yamuna (d) Monday
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) girl (c) month (d) pencil
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) month
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) river (d) city
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Lucknow (c) teacher (d) school
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) city (c) school (d) mango
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Kolkata (c) Diwali (d) boy
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) month (c) Pune (d) Ganga
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) city (c) ball (d) Monday

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