Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 888 · 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: Narmada is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) river
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) river (c) kite (d) Japan
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) day (d) city
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) pencil (c) Friday (d) elephant
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) city
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) city (c) elephant (d) Omkar
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Chennai (c) Pongal (d) book
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Kaveri (c) Monday (d) elephant
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) elephant (c) mango (d) Eid
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Lucknow (c) train (d) Kenya
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) ball (c) mango (d) kite
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) book (c) mango (d) city
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) day
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Delhi (c) Lucknow (d) city
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) girl (c) month (d) Yamuna
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) kite (c) October (d) Jaipur
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Yamuna (c) Pune (d) Chennai
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Kenya (c) festival (d) Japan
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) city
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) city
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) river (c) Godavari (d) Mumbai
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Meera (c) kite (d) girl
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Kenya (c) teacher (d) garden
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Dev (c) girl (d) river
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Jaipur (c) kite (d) elephant
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ananya (b) month (c) mango (d) teacher
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) day (d) festival
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) kite (c) elephant (d) June
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Pune (c) river (d) teacher
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) India (c) garden (d) Godavari
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) month (c) pencil (d) Neel
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Godavari (c) Mumbai (d) Eid
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) city
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Diwali (c) teacher (d) Eid
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) city (d) festival
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) month
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Rahul (c) mango (d) girl
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) city
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) school (c) Sunday (d) Jaipur
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) boy (c) Mumbai (d) teacher

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