Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 942 · 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: January is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) river
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) month
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Yamuna (c) Diwali (d) Chennai
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Ganga (c) kite (d) month
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) festival
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Friday (b) festival (c) garden (d) train
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Friday (c) India (d) January
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) festival
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Sunday (b) kite (c) river (d) garden
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Jaipur (c) book (d) Sunday
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Holi (c) Yamuna (d) festival
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) river (c) Zoya (d) festival
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ishaan (b) festival (c) teacher (d) ball
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) month
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) city
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Eid (c) Lucknow (d) girl
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) school (c) elephant (d) kite
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aarav (b) elephant (c) girl (d) city
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) river (d) city
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) river
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) country
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) festival
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) day (d) country
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) teacher (c) garden (d) school
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Monday (c) Chennai (d) school
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) garden (c) girl (d) boy
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) school (c) Lucknow (d) elephant
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) train (c) ball (d) Diya
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) month (d) day
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) India (c) train (d) kite
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) kite (b) Chennai (c) Ganga (d) Kolkata
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) river (c) January (d) Diwali
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Ganga (c) boy (d) Mumbai
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Ganga (c) Delhi (d) garden
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) day (d) month
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Nepal (c) book (d) teacher
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) country
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) ball (c) school (d) Japan
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) mango (c) girl (d) Sneha
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) school (c) mango (d) Holi

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