Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 946 · 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.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Monday (c) June (d) month
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) festival
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) girl (c) Ananya (d) city
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) train (c) girl (d) Lucknow
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Yamuna (c) ball (d) girl
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) country
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Friday (c) river (d) Lucknow
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Japan (c) mango (d) river
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Jaipur (c) Kolkata (d) Sunday
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) month
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) elephant (c) Friday (d) pencil
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Jaipur (c) elephant (d) India
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Kaveri (c) March (d) Friday
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) month (c) Monday (d) train
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Japan (c) school (d) January
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) festival (d) city
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) girl (c) Chennai (d) Holi
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) city
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) river
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) day
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) garden (c) Sunday (d) book
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) month (d) city
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Onam (c) elephant (d) garden
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) country
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) festival (c) Ganga (d) Lucknow
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Ganga (c) city (d) festival
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) month (d) city
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Karan (c) festival (d) school
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) India (c) October (d) garden
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) river (c) girl (d) January
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Dev (b) elephant (c) teacher (d) kite
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) river (d) city
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Diwali (c) Godavari (d) city
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) festival (d) river
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) school (c) month (d) Delhi
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) boy (c) June (d) festival
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) city
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) pencil (c) Jaipur (d) teacher
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) river (c) Pune (d) girl
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Chennai (c) city (d) boy

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