Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 955 · 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) month (b) girl (c) Nisha (d) mango
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) train (c) Friday (d) June
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) river
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ananya (b) girl (c) river (d) boy
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) city
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) book (c) January (d) month
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Kavya (c) garden (d) mango
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) month
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) girl (c) city (d) Manav
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Chennai (c) June (d) Holi
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) festival (c) Chennai (d) January
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) ball (c) Ganga (d) boy
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) river
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Pune (c) boy (d) month
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Kolkata (c) Pune (d) pencil
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) city
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) river
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) teacher (c) river (d) Omkar
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) river
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) garden (c) Kolkata (d) mango
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) country (d) month
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) train (c) Sunday (d) garden
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) kite (c) month (d) Isha
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Kolkata (c) India (d) Chennai
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) garden (c) Diwali (d) book
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Kenya (c) Mumbai (d) river
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) country
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) school (c) Onam (d) month
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) boy (c) city (d) Aditya
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) city (c) pencil (d) Pongal
31. 31.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) elephant (c) January (d) India
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Japan (c) girl (d) train
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) book (c) ball (d) Priya
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) girl (c) Mumbai (d) Delhi
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) river
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) January (c) Ganga (d) garden
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Chennai (c) Friday (d) Mumbai
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) river
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) teacher (c) March (d) river
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) festival (c) train (d) June

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