Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 936 · 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: Eid is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) day
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) teacher (c) garden (d) Delhi
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Manav (c) ball (d) kite
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) school (c) January (d) kite
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) river
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Eid (c) Yamuna (d) Jaipur
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) city (c) festival (d) Isha
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Delhi (c) Chennai (d) Eid
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) kite (c) Diwali (d) Holi
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) elephant (c) Japan (d) Pongal
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) teacher (c) elephant (d) Ganga
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) river
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) festival
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) river (c) Friday (d) Sunday
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) country
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Friday (c) garden (d) Pune
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) river
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Karan (b) boy (c) month (d) book
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) river (c) festival (d) Pune
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) month (c) Myra (d) city
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) month
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) month
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) month (c) Friday (d) ball
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kenya (b) school (c) girl (d) elephant
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) October (c) Narmada (d) mango
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Kenya (c) train (d) Pongal
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) girl (c) Chennai (d) pencil
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) ball (c) India (d) school
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) school (c) Mumbai (d) garden
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) teacher (c) train (d) Rahul
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Nisha (c) teacher (d) month
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) festival (c) Yamuna (d) train
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) festival (c) garden (d) kite
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) October (c) Narmada (d) pencil
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) festival
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) river (c) elephant (d) Japan
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Delhi (c) January (d) girl
38. 38.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) book (c) Chennai (d) Pune
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) kite (c) city (d) Nepal
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) ball (c) festival (d) Kavya

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