Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 93 · 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) day (b) festival (c) river (d) city
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) city (c) June (d) Ganga
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Japan (c) train (d) India
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Zoya (b) month (c) train (d) elephant
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) city (c) school (d) girl
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Nepal (c) garden (d) Delhi
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) elephant (c) mango (d) Vivaan
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) boy (c) city (d) Rohan
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) teacher (c) school (d) Holi
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Saanvi (b) festival (c) girl (d) school
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) pencil (c) river (d) Ishaan
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) January (c) elephant (d) city
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Pongal (c) river (d) city
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) river
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) month
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) pencil (c) elephant (d) teacher
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) city
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) festival (c) train (d) Pooja
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Lucknow (c) mango (d) city
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) boy (c) Delhi (d) pencil
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Monday (b) mango (c) book (d) city
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) festival (c) mango (d) Kaveri
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Sunday (c) elephant (d) garden
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) girl (c) train (d) Kolkata
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) elephant (c) March (d) Pongal
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Godavari (c) Yamuna (d) festival
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) ball (c) Kolkata (d) Friday
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Japan (c) teacher (d) Diwali
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) month (c) pencil (d) Yash
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Mumbai (c) book (d) Pongal
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) month (d) river
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) city
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) city
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) girl (c) Eid (d) Pune
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) boy (c) Holi (d) January
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Pune (c) river (d) Friday
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) train (c) pencil (d) boy
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) boy (c) garden (d) Meera
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) month
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) country

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