Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 916 · 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) river (b) festival (c) country (d) day
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Chennai (c) boy (d) Mumbai
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) month
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) city
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) festival (c) Yamuna (d) train
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) mango (c) Eid (d) March
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) garden (c) teacher (d) elephant
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) country (d) city
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Friday (c) girl (d) month
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Delhi (c) teacher (d) Nepal
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Sneha (c) city (d) train
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) book (c) Pongal (d) boy
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) month
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) month (c) Ganga (d) Pongal
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) city (c) Lucknow (d) boy
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Rahul (b) city (c) ball (d) train
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) teacher (c) elephant (d) pencil
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) river
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Sunday (c) elephant (d) month
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) book (c) Friday (d) Diwali
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) month (c) boy (d) teacher
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) river
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) train (c) Diwali (d) teacher
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) January (c) Lucknow (d) elephant
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) river
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) month
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Friday (c) garden (d) Onam
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) India (c) kite (d) river
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) day
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) city
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) festival (d) city
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) garden (c) train (d) Godavari
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) garden (c) Narmada (d) month
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) kite (c) elephant (d) Onam
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) city
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Mumbai (c) pencil (d) Kolkata
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) day
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) January
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) city
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) river

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