Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 95 · 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 proper noun (a special name)? (a) Chennai (b) mango (c) city (d) train
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) river
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) June (c) train (d) October
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Delhi (c) month (d) festival
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) day
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) Mumbai (c) June (d) city
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) month
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) book (c) Kolkata (d) Kenya
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) Godavari (c) Nepal (d) garden
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) festival (c) Eid (d) Ganga
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) month (d) city
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) country (d) month
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) Jaipur (c) Pune (d) girl
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) kite (c) Ganga (d) October
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) river
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) festival (d) river
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) city
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) mango (c) Yamuna (d) pencil
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Pune (c) mango (d) Delhi
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) city (c) school (d) Neel
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Chennai (c) Friday (d) river
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) city (c) Godavari (d) kite
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) city
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) girl (c) river (d) train
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Ganga (c) January (d) ball
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) country
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) city
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Kenya (c) Pongal (d) elephant
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) river
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Pune (c) school (d) train
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) school (c) pencil (d) Aarav
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) garden (c) book (d) river
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) elephant (c) Nepal (d) garden
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) festival
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) festival
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) March (c) train (d) city
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) festival (c) Myra (d) river
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) festival
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) city (c) Diwali (d) school
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) city (c) school (d) Holi

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